No question, that’s sewage water,” said Craig Minnick, 54, assessing the damage in his daughter’s bedroom. They had evacuated for Hurricane Helene, so no one was around to flush the toilets or put anything down the drain while the city’s northeast sewage plant was shut off late Thursday night.

Just days after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm, Tampa Bay residents continue to see the storm's impact throughout the area.

Tampa Bay residents are left picking up the pieces after Hurricane Helene caused significant damage to the area.