Siesta Key, Hurricane Helene
Siesta Key staggered by Hurricane Helene's storm surge
Hurricane Helene's staggering storm surge inundated neighborhoods on Siesta Key, leaving businesses and residents with a long road to recovery.
'Palm trees in the living room': Siesta Key residents clean up Hurricane Helene debris
SIESTA KEY, Fla. — The damage from Hurricane Helene spans several miles of coastline in the Tampa Bay area. In some of the hardest hit areas like Siesta Key, residents have continued to grapple with the aftermath as clean-up and recovery efforts slowly kick into high gear throughout Sarasota County's coastal communities.
Siesta Key businesses begin recovery after devastating Helene storm surge
The storm surge, which was described by County Commissioner Mark Smith as 3 feet in height in the area, left many businesses working to clean up, with repairs and renovations ahead. Todd Morton, owner of Morton's Siesta Market and its sister stores, summarized the situation.
Siesta Key residents grapple with Hurricane Helene's storm surge, worst they've ever seen
Residents of Siesta Key take stock of flooded homes and businesses just hours after up to seven feet of storm surge washed through the island.
See Hurricane Helene's impact on Siesta, Lido, Longboat keys, Anna Maria Island
The Herald-Tribune documented damage to Siesta Key, Lido Key, Longboat Key and Anna Maria Island from the air Friday.
Siesta Key Village businesses 'wiped out' by Hurricane Helene
Midnight Pass, a naturally formed inlet separating Siesta and Casey Keys, was filled in in the 1980s by Siesta Key beachfront residents to protect their homes from destruction due to erosion. Critics say closing the pass has degraded the water quality of Sarasota Bay and have fought, unsuccessfully, to reopen it.
‘No one expected this’: Residents in Siesta Key shocked by Helene’s devastation
The damage from Helene took some Sarasota residents by surprise. One family who decided to ride out the storm and wound up scrambling to save what they could. “First I want to give the glory to God; it could have been worse,
Aerial views of Siesta Key and Midnight Pass after Hurricane Helene
Photojournalist Thomas Bender flew over Siesta Key and Midnight Pass after Hurricane Helene. Thomas Bender. Midnight Pass re-opened by Hurricane Helene
List updated 10/1: Sarasota waterfront restaurants open or closed after Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene caused major damage to many of the best waterfront restaurants in Sarasota and Manatee counties, including ...
Hurricane Helene creates experiment with reopening of Sarasota County's Midnight Pass
Hurricane Helene opened a path for water to flow between Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico through Palmer Point Beach Park.
Siesta Key family ‘narrowly escapes’ house fire after video shows Tesla battery igniting in garage
A family on Siesta Key survived Hurricane Helene but narrowly escaped when they say a Tesla parked in their garage ignited in ...
Live updates: Thousands are still without power as Sarasota-Manatee begins a long recovery
Hurricane Helene may have passed, but Sarasota and Manatee counties are still suffering from damage and flooding due to the ...