Siesta Key, Hurricane Helene
Siesta Key residents grapple with Hurricane Helene's storm surge, worst they've ever seen
Residents of Siesta Key take stock of flooded homes and businesses just hours after up to seven feet of storm surge washed through the island.
See Hurricane Helene's impact on Siesta, Lido, Longboat keys, Anna Maria Island
The Herald-Tribune documented damage to Siesta Key, Lido Key, Longboat Key and Anna Maria Island from the air Friday.
Siesta Key businesses begin recovery after devastating Helene storm surge
The storm surge, which was described by County Commissioner Mark Smith as 3 feet in height in the area, left many businesses working to clean up, with repairs and renovations ahead. Todd Morton, owner of Morton's Siesta Market and its sister stores, summarized the situation.
Siesta Key staggered by Hurricane Helene's storm surge
Hurricane Helene's staggering storm surge inundated neighborhoods on Siesta Key, leaving businesses and residents with a long road to recovery.
Siesta Key flooding from Hurricane Helene
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Siesta Key Village businesses 'wiped out' by Hurricane Helene
Midnight Pass, a naturally formed inlet separating Siesta and Casey Keys, was filled in in the 1980s by Siesta Key beachfront residents to protect their homes from destruction due to erosion. Critics say closing the pass has degraded the water quality of Sarasota Bay and have fought, unsuccessfully, to reopen it.
Aerial view of Longboat Key after Hurricane Helene
Photojournalist Thomas Bender flew over Longboat Key to get a look at the beaches after Hurricane Helene. Thomas Bender. Hurricane Helene reopens Midnight Pass at Palmer Point Bea
Hurricane Helene creates experiment with reopening of Sarasota County's Midnight Pass
Hurricane Helene opened a path for water to flow between Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico through Palmer Point Beach Park.
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LIVE: Eagle8 flies over Helene damage in Siesta Key going North
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Eagle8 flies over Helene damage starting in Siesta Key and going up the Manatee and Sarasota coastline.
WATCH: Electric vehicle flooded in saltwater catches fire in Siesta Key
Electric vehicles that have been flooded in saltwater can catch fire, according to the post. Hurricane Helene caused ...
Live: Water service restored to some barrier islands; gas leaks delay Longboat reopening
With some barrier islands inaccessible and thousands of homes damaged by Hurricane Helene, thousands are recovering in ...
Sarasota area waterfront restaurants after Hurricane Helene: Open, closed, or damaged?
Hurricane Helene caused major damage to many of the best waterfront restaurants in Sarasota and Manatee counties, including ...
Live updates: Thousands are still without power as Sarasota-Manatee begins a long recovery
Hurricane Helene may have passed, but Sarasota and Manatee counties are still suffering from damage and flooding due to the ...
Hurricane Helene live updates: 84 dead when storm does 'biblical' damage
Wednesday night into Thursday morning, Helene’s outer bands will start to lash Florida’s Gulf Coast. The worst of the ...
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Along Florida's Gulf Coast, residents are reeling from the effects of Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene has left a path of destruction from Tampa to Tennessee, and the scope of the damage still isn't totally clear. NPR's Frank Morris has been reporting on the storm and joins us now from ...