I have my roots in these places. My first storm was Elena in '85, small by comparison but damaging enough to our neighborhood to stick in my memory. You grow up with hurricane seasons and the anxiety sets in your bones, where it's never a matter of if something will happen, but how bad it will be.💔

CVcvbell.bsky.socialSep 29, 2024 1:55am

Report: For Tampa Bay, Helene was the worst storm in a century. Tampa Bay’s regulars — our barkeeps, retirees, refugees — all had the same reaction this week in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene... Surprise. Never seen it this bad. www.tampabay.com/hurricane/20...

For Tampa Bay, Helene was the worst storm in a century

It’s been 103 years since the famed 1921 direct hit.