TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Eagle 8 flew over several areas across Tampa Bay, surveying the damage from Hurricane Helene. On Monday, our crews surveyed the damage in Siesta Key and went up the Manatee and Sarasota coastline. They then flew over Hernando Beach.

On Pass-A-Grille Beach, forecasters projected 6 feet or greater of water above ground just hours before Hurricane Helene's storm surge peaked on Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Ocean Service flew over the Tampa Bay area on Sunday to help document the storm damage from above. [ National Ocean Service ]

The only thing that ended the fish biting was the charter concluding for the day, leaving Burruezo’s clients happy with their day. Burruezo fortunately lives far enough east of the bay to escape any day-of storm impacts. When he gets back out to fishing, he may take a few days to explore the bay again.

With every passing hour since Hurricane Helene swiped Tampa Bay, a stark reality sharpens:We're at the beginning of a long road to recovery.State of play: Governments, organizations and industrious neighbors are working to provide immediate relief to storm survivors,

Monday morning, roughly three days after the Tampa Bay region felt the historic punch of Hurricane Helene as it charged up the Gulf Coast, tens of thousands of local residents still had no electricity. Duke Energy Florida reported more than 37,000 Pinellas ...

Helene did not directly hit the Bay Area, but an unprecedented storm surge produced by the hurricane devastated many of the coastal communities.

Days after Hurricane Helene pummeled Tampa Bay's coastal communities with record-breaking storm surge, the region is in recovery mode. The big picture: It's safe to say Helene was the worst storm our region has experienced in a century,