Lance and Nichol Fountaine moved to Siesta Key from Tennessee in 2020 when the ... After Helene “it was like a bomb went off,” Nichol said. The flood waters knocked over their refrigerator ...

The flooding is being caused by Hurricane Milton which landed near Siesta Key at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday ... don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles." ...

SIESTA KEY, Fla. - Pinellas County government posted ... and electric vehicles all use lithium-ion batteries and if those batteries are flood-damaged they pose a high fire risk.

Flood damage from Hurricanes Milton and Helene is seen in the ground level of David Wolter's Siesta Key, FL, home. The hurricane caused $34.3 billion in damage in the U.S., almost exclusively in ...

The decision at hand may not just affect Siesta Key, but also could have countywide implications for rebuilding regulations and height restrictions in coastal communities and flood-prone areas.

Siesta Key Beach on Friday afternoon after Hurricane ... Water lines across the walls showed the flood’s peak – two and three feet high. The floorboards were soggy and the toilet appeared ...

(WFLA) — Several streets on Siesta Key were flooded from Tuesday night ... received multiple calls of people in cars stuck in the flood. “The good news is they weren’t in danger ...

Siesta Key, a barrier island ... "If your electric vehicle came in contact with flood water, don’t charge or start it," Dunedin Fire Rescue said on X, formerly Twitter. "Stay safe and let ...

SIESTA KEY — Near the place Hurricane Milton made ... He and his wife lost their cars. They didn’t have flood insurance. Now he was back, wandering in the dark to see what havoc Milton had ...

On barrier islands like Siesta and Manasota Key, the surge engulfed coastal homes ... The National Hurricane Center data shows reasonable worst-case flood levels for a given location.