ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - In Pinellas County, leaders are bracing for what they say could be unprecedented storm surge. County commissioners declared a State of Local Emergency Tuesday morning.

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Pinellas County leaders said this storm could bring a storm surge of between five and eight feet, more than Hurricane Idalia brought to the area. Officials said people who live near the coast ...

MADEIRA BEACH — A raging river of Gulf of Mexico water ripped through the heart of Madeira Beach just minutes after deputies blocked access to Pinellas County’s barrier islands at 6 p.m. Thursday.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A Pinellas County couple watched as storm surge from Hurricane Helene flooded their home in St. Petersburg. KT Oliveira and her husband, George, evacuated prior to the storm.

Pinellas County schools ... well ahead of the storm. The district closed two schools — Madeira Beach Fundamental K-8 and Gulf Beaches Elementary — as a result of storm surge from Hurricane ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Pinellas County announced ... As it did for so many people, storm surge from Hurricane Helene changed everything. For about five months, Himert and his employees have ...

Pinellas County, Fla. (Oct. 9, 2024) — With Hurricane Milton approaching and wind gusts already exceeding 50 mph, Pinellas County officials are advising all residents to shelter in place ...

We started hearing a power surge coming ... conference, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said Helene caused five fatalities, and that number could increase. The historic storm's death toll ...

Pinellas County is looking for additional funding for a nearly $11 million project that will storm-harden 35 traffic signals ...

(WFLA) — One week ago, Hurricane Helene sent a fatal storm surge into the Tampa Bay area ... As people in Pinellas County line the streets with piles of debris, where will it all go?

Hurricane Helene left behind a historic storm surge to coastal and low-lying areas across Pinellas County. It blew ashore in Florida's Big Bend region as a Category 4 storm late Thursday and moved ...