However, much of Florida, including the Tampa Bay region, continued to be under a storm surge warning early Friday morning.

Hurricane Helene, now with winds at 125 mph, has sent rain, wind and storm surge into Sarasota and Manatee counties.

Hurricane Helene made landfall late Thursday night as a Category 4 storm, bringing catastrophic storm surge and ...

In Clearwater, one of the hardest-hit regions, water levels surged to a record 8.6 feet, eclipsing the previous high of 6.8 ...

Hurricane Helene intensified into a major Category 4 hurricane with 140 mph making landfall Thursday night bringing ...

Across St. Petersburg, stunning images emerged early Friday morning of flooding unlike previous storms. In Shore Acres, water ...

Helene -- which has strengthened to a major Category 4 hurricane -- made landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida on ...

Hurricane Helene is rapidly "accelerating" toward Florida's Panhandle, according to a 4 p.m. ET update from the National ...

Hurricane Helene, a massive, destructive Category 4 hurricane causing catastrophic storm surge, made landfall about 11:10 p.m ...

Meteorologists warned Tampa Bay residents that Helene's storm surge could reach 5 to 8 feet in flood-prone areas.

Storm surge is a major threat from Helene, which is forecast to hit Florida as a major Category 3 hurricane on Thursday.