Before-and-after images by Ping Wang, a coastal erosion researcher at USF, show what he called the most dramatic erosion he’d seen to Pinellas beaches by a single storm ... photos show the toll ...

But when Hurricane Idalia hit, the rain, storm surge and a king tide were a perfect recipe for disaster. The storm stripped Pinellas County beaches bare. Much of the beach and the dunes washed ...

Pinellas officials have issued their first evacuation orders ahead of Idalia, the tropical storm swirling south of Florida that’s expected to hit the state as a powerful hurricane later this week.

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — The combination of high tide and storm surge from Hurricane Idalia has left some Tampa Bay-area communities swamped. There have been several reports of flooding ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Residents in Pinellas County impacted by Hurricane Idalia can now apply for FEMA assistance. Pinellas County has been added to the list of Florida counties under the ...

Hurricane Idalia brought “catastrophic storm surge” to a swath of the Gulf ... He was declared dead at the scene by Alachua County Fire Rescue responders. The second man died in Paco County ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla ... as the final preparations take place ahead of Idalia. However, many business owners are concerned about the storm surge and possible flooding. Tidal flooding has been ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Access to the barrier islands along the Pinellas County coast reopened at 5 p.m. Wednesday after being closed due to flooding caused by a combination of storm surge and high ...

Cathie Perkins, the director of Pinellas County Emergency Management, said if you flooded during Idalia or Eta, you’re probably going to flood again during Helene. Perkins said this storm is ...

More than 20 counties in Florida were under evacuation warnings Tuesday as Hurricane Idalia intensifies. "Life-threatening storm surge ... as a last resort. Pinellas County issued a mandatory ...