٠٠:٠٣:١٤Roads and other infrastructure of Tampa, Florida were seen inundated and heavily destroyed, as Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc across multiple Southeast states in the US.
Footage captured on Friday shows the aftermath of the disaster, with flooded streets, collapsed fences piling along the sideways and branches of fallen trees lying all over the ground.
"We got about 2.5ft (0.76 metres) of water all the way at the end of the street where I live. Some of these guys got as much as 3.5ft (0.91 metres). It was pretty scary," shared Jay Plyler as the storm approached the residential area.
"We didn't even lose power last night, but folks all around us did, and what really got me thinking was when I started seeing some flames about 100 yards away in a house way behind us," he added, "It's all gone [...] as much as you can say we dodged a bullet."
Plyler noted that such huge floods had never reached the city deeply as Hurricane Helene for the past 25 years.
Another local Shelby Thomas said that the hurricane was 'insane' because of its destructive power and the aftermath it left behind.
"I had many friends that experienced flooding in their homes, up to 2 (0.6 metres) to even 4ft (1.21 metres) of water, which is insane to me, because this is really sad to just see all of this aftermath. And of course, so many people that are getting affected from this storm and the increased frequency of these storms that are coming," she explained.
Hurricane Helene, marked as Category 4 disaster, hit along Florida’s Big Bend region late Thursday, bringing torrential rains and gusts of wind up to 140 mph (225.3 kmph).
At least 45 people were reported killed across multiple states on Friday, such as South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Virginia. Florida also had eight casualties at the time of publication, according to local media.
Twenty-six Flash Flood Emergencies had been issued by the National Weather Service on Friday - the most in a single day across the US. Daily activities and transportation are expected to suffer further disruption, as heavy downpours and gusty winds would prevail post-landfall of Hurricane Helene.
'We dodged a bullet' - Roads flooded, property damaged as remnants of Hurricane Helene sweep through Florida's Tampa
Roads and other infrastructure of Tampa, Florida were seen inundated and heavily destroyed, as Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc across multiple Southeast states in the US.
Footage captured on Friday shows the aftermath of the disaster, with flooded streets, collapsed fences piling along the sideways and branches of fallen trees lying all over the ground.
"We got about 2.5ft (0.76 metres) of water all the way at the end of the street where I live. Some of these guys got as much as 3.5ft (0.91 metres). It was pretty scary," shared Jay Plyler as the storm approached the residential area.
"We didn't even lose power last night, but folks all around us did, and what really got me thinking was when I started seeing some flames about 100 yards away in a house way behind us," he added, "It's all gone [...] as much as you can say we dodged a bullet."
Plyler noted that such huge floods had never reached the city deeply as Hurricane Helene for the past 25 years.
Another local Shelby Thomas said that the hurricane was 'insane' because of its destructive power and the aftermath it left behind.
"I had many friends that experienced flooding in their homes, up to 2 (0.6 metres) to even 4ft (1.21 metres) of water, which is insane to me, because this is really sad to just see all of this aftermath. And of course, so many people that are getting affected from this storm and the increased frequency of these storms that are coming," she explained.
Hurricane Helene, marked as Category 4 disaster, hit along Florida’s Big Bend region late Thursday, bringing torrential rains and gusts of wind up to 140 mph (225.3 kmph).
At least 45 people were reported killed across multiple states on Friday, such as South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Virginia. Florida also had eight casualties at the time of publication, according to local media.
Twenty-six Flash Flood Emergencies had been issued by the National Weather Service on Friday - the most in a single day across the US. Daily activities and transportation are expected to suffer further disruption, as heavy downpours and gusty winds would prevail post-landfall of Hurricane Helene.
Roads and other infrastructure of Tampa, Florida were seen inundated and heavily destroyed, as Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc across multiple Southeast states in the US.
Footage captured on Friday shows the aftermath of the disaster, with flooded streets, collapsed fences piling along the sideways and branches of fallen trees lying all over the ground.
"We got about 2.5ft (0.76 metres) of water all the way at the end of the street where I live. Some of these guys got as much as 3.5ft (0.91 metres). It was pretty scary," shared Jay Plyler as the storm approached the residential area.
"We didn't even lose power last night, but folks all around us did, and what really got me thinking was when I started seeing some flames about 100 yards away in a house way behind us," he added, "It's all gone [...] as much as you can say we dodged a bullet."
Plyler noted that such huge floods had never reached the city deeply as Hurricane Helene for the past 25 years.
Another local Shelby Thomas said that the hurricane was 'insane' because of its destructive power and the aftermath it left behind.
"I had many friends that experienced flooding in their homes, up to 2 (0.6 metres) to even 4ft (1.21 metres) of water, which is insane to me, because this is really sad to just see all of this aftermath. And of course, so many people that are getting affected from this storm and the increased frequency of these storms that are coming," she explained.
Hurricane Helene, marked as Category 4 disaster, hit along Florida’s Big Bend region late Thursday, bringing torrential rains and gusts of wind up to 140 mph (225.3 kmph).
At least 45 people were reported killed across multiple states on Friday, such as South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Virginia. Florida also had eight casualties at the time of publication, according to local media.
Twenty-six Flash Flood Emergencies had been issued by the National Weather Service on Friday - the most in a single day across the US. Daily activities and transportation are expected to suffer further disruption, as heavy downpours and gusty winds would prevail post-landfall of Hurricane Helene.