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What is Hurricane Helene doing to Florida right now? See the video and photos

Miami Herald

Updated September 26, 2024 6:31 PM

Hurricane Helene won’t make landfall until late Thursday, but Florida is already feeling it.

The Sunshine Skyway Bridge is shut down because of wind. Another Tampa Bay bridge is getting washed over with water. Gusty rain bands are hitting South Florida.

MORE: Hurricane Helene live updates: How storm is affecting schools, flights, Florida weather

Take a look at some of the scenes across the state:

Manatee County shut off drinking water to Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key beaches to prepare for Hurricane Helene’s storm surge. Manatee County Sheriff's Office via X

Waves crash at Naples Pier in Naples as Hurricane Helene passes off the coast on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. Jonah Hinebaugh/Naples Daily News/USA Today Network-Florida Jonah Hinebaugh/Naples Daily News/USA Today Network-Florida / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Businesses on Main St. in downtown Sarasota placed sandbags in front of their doors Thursday morning, Sept. 26, 2024, to try and keep water out as Hurricane Helene approaches in the Gulf of Mexico. Mike Lang / Sarasota Herald-Tribune Mike Lang / Sarasota Herald-Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The streets under the Fort Myers Beach bridge flooded as Hurricane Helene passed by on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. Hurricane Helene is expected to pass SWFL on the way to the big bend area. SWFL is preparing for possible storm surge from the Hurricane. Andrew West/The News-Press/USA Today Network Andrew West/The News-Press/USA Today Network / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Several areas of Braden Castle experience flooding as Hurricane Helene approaches Manatee County on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. Tiffany Tompkins ttompkins@bradenton.com

Virginia Drive experiences flooding from Ware’s Creek as Hurricane Helene approaches Manatee County on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. Tiffany Tompkins ttompkins@bradenton.com

#BREAKING: We are live on the scene as The Waffle House, along with numerous other businesses, are boarded up while Hurricane Helene strengthens into a major hurricane, with catastrophic storm surge and winds expected to hit the Gulf Coast later this evening pic.twitter.com/Y8zEbrznRJ
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) September 26, 2024

I-275 over the Tampa Bay is a dangerous stretch of road this afternoon as Hurricane #Helene barrels down on Florida. #flwx @News4SA @KABBFOX29 @natwxdesk pic.twitter.com/AfeMtOnfLf
— Joe DeCarlo WX (@joedecarloWX) September 26, 2024

Hurricane Helene storm surge has already flooded roads in downtown Fort Myers. @ABC7SWFL shared this video from the base of the Edison Bridge. pic.twitter.com/0eUH8zMdKr
— Channing Frampton (@Channing_TV) September 26, 2024

This story was originally published September 26, 2024 at 4:34 PM.

Jeff Kleinman

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