“It’s catastrophic. I mean, there’s nothing really salvageable,” said Julianne Causey, owner of Isle of Style.
She opened up the consignment store at its current location on Treasure Island last January.
“We’re in chaos pretty much,” said Causey.
Hurricane Helen’s record-setting storm surge pushed its way into her shop.
“When I first came into the shop, I mean, there were things turned over everywhere. There was mud on clothes up to 3 and a half feet. There was broken glass everywhere,” said Causey.
I saw the damage for myself.
“It’s heartbreaking, it really is,” said Causey.
Nearly all of her merchandise was ruined.
“Pretty much everything is going to have to go back to consigners or in the trash,” said Causey.
“I think probably most of the furniture, hardware, even my checks. My checks are all wet,” she added.
Everything is wet.
“I just wanted to cry. I’m not a crier, so it takes a lot to make me cry, but it gives you chills to see the damage,” said Causey.
It’s damage that’s also seen just down the street on St. Pete Beach.