Despite the devastation, Colson said other places in Florida like Steinhatchee ... caused extensive damage to Cedar Key’s businesses and residential streets, holding the island’s previous record ...
In Clearwater, one of the hardest-hit regions, water levels surged to a record 8.6 feet, eclipsing the previous high of 6.8 ...
And in the case of Hurricane Helene, experts were predicting that the storm surge would be devastating in the coastal areas ...
Footage posted to X by @Nerdy_Addict shows conditions in Cedar Key on Thursday morning as waves overspilled onto streets.
“The height of the storm surge is fatal,” said Felecia Bowser ... Some had just recovered from the last storms’ ...
Hurricane Helene produced a record storm surge from around the Tampa metro northward through Florida’s Big Bend. The surge ...
Cedar Key, Florida, residents worry about how their town will recover after Helene roared ashore days earlier.
Officials warned that rebuilding from the widespread loss of homes and property would be lengthy and difficult.