Tampa Mayor Jane Castor
reported “extensive damage” on Davis Islands and other waterfront areas of the city on Friday morning, September 27, as Hurricane Helene
slammed Florida on Thursday night.Footage taken by Castor from a Tampa Police Department helicopter shows multiple residential roads flooded in the Davis Islands neighborhood, located on an island south of downtown Tampa.Earlier, Castor
urged people to stay home while crews assessed the storm damage. Police
said first responders had “been working round the clock rescuing those in our community.” Credit: Mayor Jane Castor via Storyful