Pinellas County barrier islands remain closed
5 found dead in Pinellas County after Hurricane Helene: officials
Five people were found dead after Hurricane Helene struck Pinellas County on Thursday. “Sadly, five lives were lost overnight,” Pinellas County Emergency Management Director Cathie Perkins said in a news conference.
Pinellas County barrier islands remain closed after being battered by Hurricane Helene
Pinellas County residents who live on the barrier islands and evacuated ahead of Hurricane Helene are still waiting to assess the storm damage.
Pinellas County leaders anticipating 'life-threatening' storm surge from Helene
They’re predicting three to six inches of rain, 60 mph winds and think the higher surge and higher tides will stick around for 24 to 36 hours. 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.
Access to Pinellas barrier islands blocked until further notice
There is still no access to the barrier islands in Pinellas County Friday morning. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office closed bridges and blocked roads from the Dunedin Causeway to Tierra Verde. There was no immediate word on when it would be opened to residents.
Hurricane Helene storm surge ‘unbelievable’ on Pinellas barrier islands
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. It would be dusk by the time these densely populated islands would start facing the peak of Hurricane Helene’s storm surge,
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Access to Pinellas barrier islands, Gulf beaches being cut off
TAMPA - Pinellas County is cutting off access to the barrier islands and Gulf beaches around 6 p.m. Thursday. If your road is not flooded yet, and it is safe to leave, do so before 6 p.m. Pinellas County officials say if you do not leave,
Barrier islands closed after Hurricane Helene
Our coastal communities in Pinellas County got hit hard with homes and businesses taking on several feet of water. Streets turned into beaches on Madeira Beach as the sand washed over.
'A war zone': Hurricane Helene pummels Pinellas County, killing at least five people
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Five people dead in Pinellas County due to Hurricane Helene
Five people died in Pinellas County during the impact of Hurricane Helene, according to Cathie Perkins, emergency management ...
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Drinking water being shut off for Pinellas barrier islands, area remains closed
The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said the barrier islands in the county remain closed Friday. Sheriff's deputies will ...
Pinellas County urging residents in mandatory evacuation zone to get out by Thursday morning
Officials in Pinellas County say residents in Zone A or in a mobile home anywhere in the county should be evacuated before ...
Pinellas County will not move jail inmates from evacuation zone
While a mandatory evacuation order is in effect for residents in Zone A ahead of Hurricane Helene’s arrival Thursday, the ...
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Five people dead: Hurricane Helene’s ‘devastating’ impact on Florida’s Pinellas County
Five people have died in Pinellas County, Florida, as Hurricane Helene unleashed its devastating impact overnight.
Pinellas County evacuees seek refuge in Lakeland
Evacuees from Pinellas County are heeding the storm surge warnings caused by Hurricane Helene and are seeking refuge in Polk ...
Pinellas County issues mandatory evacuations for Zone A, mobile homes
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Pinellas County officials issued a mandatory evacuation order for Zone A and all mobile homes on ...
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Pinellas' coastal cities and towns begin 'long journey to full recovery'
The outer bands of Hurricane Helene, a Category 4 storm that made landfall in the Florida panhandle just before midnight on ...