Hurricane Helene did that to Florida? Look at what happened in these photos and videos

Hurricane Helene made landfall in North Florida on Thursday night.

But a wide swatch of the Gulf Coast, from Naples through Tampa Bay, also felt the force of the storm.

MORE: Helene’s toll grows: Nearly 1.2 million without power in Florida, 3 dead

Take a look at the photographs and video to see what happened:

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Fort Myers Beach sees flooding for a second time as the outer bands of Hurricane Helene pass by on Fort Myers Beach, Fla. on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. Andrew West/The News-Press/USA Today Network
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Bald Eagle Drive in Marco Island, Florida, was under water about two hours before high tide Thursday night. Roads were flooded throughout the largest of the Ten Thousand Islands as Hurricane Helene started to come ashore north in Big Bend, about 165 miles north. J. Kyle Foster/Naples Daily News / USA TODAY NETWORK
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Hurricane Helene. The St. Pete Pier, Tampa Bay, Florida, hours before Hurricane Helene made landfall, September 26, 2024. Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida’s Big Bend region late Thursday, bringing catastrophic storm surges which have destoyed buildings. Martha Asencio-Rhine/Tampa Bay Times

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