Hurricane Tampa 2024. Helene made landfall as a category 4 hurricane about 11:10 p.m. 7, 2024, in tampa, fla.

Counties are tallying up the damage wrought by hurricane helene, which pushed catastrophic levels of storm surge onto coastal communities in the tampa bay. Tampa’s skyway bridge and howard frankland bridge are both closed due to hurricane helene’s high winds and powerful storm surge, according to the florida.