Siesta Key, Hurricane Helene
Siesta Key residents grapple with Hurricane Helene's storm surge, worst they've ever seen
Taped to a mailbox on Siesta Key’s Palm Island was a hastily written construction paper sign: “Charge your phone.” An arrow pointed toward an elevated home on an inlet. The cobblestone driveway was slick with grime. The walk up felt like navigating ...
Siesta Key staggered by Hurricane Helene's storm surge
Hurricane Helene's staggering storm surge inundated neighborhoods on Siesta Key, leaving businesses and residents with a long road to recovery.
Siesta Key Village businesses 'wiped out' by Hurricane Helene
Midnight Pass, a naturally formed inlet separating Siesta and Casey Keys, was filled in in the 1980s by Siesta Key beachfront residents to protect their homes from destruction due to erosion. Critics say closing the pass has degraded the water quality of Sarasota Bay and have fought, unsuccessfully, to reopen it.
'Harper was loved': Siesta Key neighbors find box of ashes washed in by Hurricane Helene
The brown box has an inscription on a gold plate that reads, 'Harper was loved.' Dority took photos of the box and posted them to social media with a note looking to reunite the urn. Her post has since gone viral as other neighbors shared the post to try to help find the owner.
Siesta Key neighborhoods begin cleanup process after Hurricane Helene
Neighbors in hard-hit Siesta Key are dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene as they begin the recovery process.
Helene storm surge impact 'more traumatic' for Hermitage on Manasota Key than 2022's Ian
On Friday morning, Hermitage employees arrived to find mountains of sand left behind by the surge, with the campus serving as a microcosm of how Helene impacted Manasota Key as a whole. “The storm surge on Manasota Key was between six and eight feet of water,
‘No one expected this’: Residents in Siesta Key shocked by Helene’s devastation
The damage from Helene took some Sarasota residents by surprise. One family who decided to ride out the storm and wound up scrambling to save what they could. “First I want to give the glory to God; it could have been worse,
Manasota Key digs out from piles of sand left by Helene's storm surge
As residents sort through their water damaged belongings in their homes, the sand they find can be dropped off at sand recipient sites the county has opened, which will ultimately return the sand to the beaches.
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Siesta Key residents continue cleanup efforts amid concerns over rains and vandalism
Several streets near Siesta Key were lined with household goods, artwork, even appliances that were no match for the wrath of ...
Sarasota County shutting off water, wastewater services to Siesta Key and Casey Key ahead of Milton
As the Tampa Bay area puts together last-minute preparations ahead of Hurricane Milton, some counties are shutting off water and wastewater services to barrier islands. Sarasota County Public ...
Siesta Key family ‘narrowly escapes’ house fire after video shows Tesla battery igniting in garage
A family on Siesta Key survived Hurricane Helene but narrowly escaped when they say a Tesla parked in their garage ignited in ...
Siesta Key grandparents nearly run out of oxygen before rescue
A Siesta Key couple had to be rescued from their home early Friday morning after Hurricane Helene left them stranded with a ...
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Sarasota County is calling for evacuations of Levels A and B, water will be shut off for Siesta Key
Rich Collins, The Emergency Services Director said in a youtube post Sunday that the county will be calling for the evacuations in Level A starting tomorrow.
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Water restoration on Siesta Key nearly complete
Sarasota County has restored water service to the Fisherman's Haven community. This area, along with Sanderling Road, are ...
Watch Hurricane Milton come ashore in Florida on live cameras in Keys, on Gulf Coast
As Hurricane Milton heads toward Florida, live stream cameras along Florida beaches could capture the storm’s arrival and ...
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Whitney Port Reacts to Siesta Key Season 4 Episode 10: Shocking Moments!
Does it hit me good? It's hitting you real good. I'm just. You mean you just stop giggling? I can't. You're a goofball. You make me wanna be funny. Be funny, then. Yeah. Oh, she drives. They're just ...