Pat Layney

Tampa Hurricane Damage 2024 Hurricane. Tampa’s skyway bridge and howard frankland bridge are both closed due to hurricane helene’s high winds and powerful storm surge, according to the florida. (wfla) — it has been just over 24 hours since hurricane helene made landfall in florida, bringing devastating storm damage to tampa bay.

The tampa bay area has been brushed by many hurricanes in the last few decades, but more than a century has passed since the area, halfway down the length. And although the storm did not take a direct hit on the tampa bay area, it produced a storm surge that closed bridges, flooded roads, and surge that inundated.