Tampa residents see water in their homes from Helene despite past efforts to mitigate flooding

[@LiftingwithGrandpaCharlie]

When the water cannot be lowered The homes must be built higher. Homes built at ground level will inevitably be flooded.

[@teenamalanga5342]

We always got flooded when I was a kid. Welcome to Florida and hurricanes. I feel for them but they moved there knowing they’re surrounded by water.

[@newsbuster292]

If you tought Helene was bad, wait for Milton...or better yet make sure to get out of there now.

[@HoulieMon]

When you live just above sea level ! What do you expect ? It's always a question when ! Not IF !

[@kittymalone9401]

Like the gentleman said even on a regular heavy rainy day in Tampa streets get flooded I have videos of it

[@happybergner9832]

Please remember to be grateful for your lives and the lives of your families 🙏💗🙏💗🙏💗🙏💗

[@JohnDouma-sq7vf]

Water wins again 😢😮😮

[@willyjoerockhead]

How could that have EVER happened!

[@mbo7613]

Had Tampa/St Pete taken a direct hit at high tide, damage would have been catastrophic. There is very little public awareness of these risks as documented by a doubling in home values in coastal FL since Covid. Fl should enact state legislation to require elevation and flood risk disclosures for all property sales in Florida. Zillow should enable buyers to set minimum elevation in search terms. People buy one story ramblers at 3' of elevation and expect the government to pump the water out?

[@andresinsurriaga1082]

I'll tell those people how the water got in: Florida is a swamp, surrounded by an ocean, which was experiencing heavy rain, so the water was coming in from every direction, underneath, from above, and sideways. Best solution: leave Florida.

[@CT-ig2oz]

Lord, now they have to suffer another. Prayers for everyone , hope they get out safe😢🙏🙏🙏

[@HaiPham-yn8fm]

now FLORIDA people don't have go to beach the beach come to them

[@kevincesarsozeparas9404]

🤣🤣🤣

[@MelanieBreanna-MelB]

Lo😂😂😂😂 I’m in Florida and I really wasn’t supposed to laugh 😆 lmao

[@jilbertb]

The storm serge in Cedar Key was 8 feet. Count your blessings and stop whining.

[@Arginne]

Some people have lost everything. A local school in my area totally flooded and my son’s school principals house is flooded. Maybe have some compassion? It’s not a pissing contest.

[@Xx-po1fu]

South Florida is the most prone area in the world to be hit by a hurricane.

[@mateobaysa2055]

Philippines is fool. 😂

[@pinschrunner]

Tampa is Central West Florida, not South Florida

[@mateobaysa2055]

@@Xx-po1fu Philippines is… just look at the country’s location… aside from being the most prone to hurricanes (we call it typhoons) in the world, the country is also in the ring of fire, a chain of volcanoes in the Pacific rim.

[@tertuetken565]

Build on an anthill then blame govt & demand govt FIX YOUR POOR CHOICE - WATER SEEKS IT’S OWN LEVEL

[@pinschrunner]

Moratorium on building is the answer. There is no place for water to percolate

[@kentuckybowl-o-sticks]

BINGO. As I just said above: Endless uncontrolled immigration = millions of new residences = nowhere for the water to go A moratorium on building with an open border is an impossibility. Climate change alarmists who are also in favor of uncontrolled immigration (i.e., most democrat voters) are idiots.

[@andrebillups4079]

That guy is right there’s nowhere to pump the water too.

[@bjkarana]

Just once, I want to be "kayak in the street guy" on the news.

[@chrisbrown-lx7qz]

here in California we will never have hurricane and it never snow here in California unless u go up to the mountain where i live at hardly never rain a lot and it never snow because the city of Los Angeles got one of the most beautiful weather in America 😃

[@bardnightingale]

But it seems to have a LOT of fires.

[@richardnone5644]

most of south Tampa is very low ground to say the least a flood plane

[@bardnightingale]

Wait, I don't think people understand what the pump stations do. No matter where you live, if the water exceeds how much the drains can hold, you will still get water in your house. 2021, 70% of the basements in A city in WI flooded because we had 4 inches drop in an hour. (Which is NOTHING compared to what you guys got. This city would drown in a tropical storm. ). The houses that weren't affected were higher than the water level. The sheer amount of clean up Tampa has to do is literally catastrophic. I am so sorry for the damage you all received.

[@starxlr7863]

People, there is nothing you can do against the ocean and the water surging onto land. You built where you were not supposed to all up and down the coastline. Only developers and city councils are to blame and should be held accountable for destroying what made this state and area beautiful. Pinellas county use to be one of the most beautiful anywhere until mass development started happening in the 80s and 90s and again over the least 10 years. It's a shame but it's reality. Do not rebuild again as its going to happen again!

[@hologramhouse729]

Men Vs. Planet... hmmm who will win? 🧟‍♂️🥊🥊vs.🥊🥊🌏

[@SC-sh6ux]

How much Amalie oil/chemicals did Helene spill into Tampa Bay ❓

[@KellyP_]

And why would anyone want to live here again? For the people in the back....?

[@kevincesarsozeparas9404]

Maybe Build Houses on Stilts MARINA HOUSES❕🤣🤣🤣 🤨Wait ! 🤓That’s Not a Bad Idea !!! 🤓That Would Make in More Difficult for Thieves to Break into Houses !!! 🤓Excess Charge for Elevators though !!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@AdrianMunch]

Let’s see, average elevation for Florida is 6 feet and the storm surge was 20 feet, you do the Math.

[@carolnolan9439]

Called red cross today still looking for my brother Bob in Pinellas Florida

[@johnengland8619]

Good luck

[@steelmill]

Millions wasted on nothing ,Where did the money go?

[@stevem-h5e]

It's 2024 and they'll study ways to mitigate storm surge.

[@JohnDouma-sq7vf]

Live in a swamp then ask why wegot swamped c'mon man

[@nerlandefrancois5835]

Tampa wad flooding bad i lost my car

[@LissieChamberlain-pe4fm]

Prayers all family

[@deborahjoseph3175]

I would never live in the south! I would rather have snow!

[@Arginne]

Acts of God can happen anywhere!

[@phallondavenport470]

Men vs water.. Who will win? Let's see water been here since the beginning of time and Earth is cover mostly by water and men well there's no competition.

[@ngoalong6003]

raise the house by 5 feet.. better sell and move to texas

[@harrybaulz666]

Residents want to blame everyone but themselves. Move dolts

[@michelleschiavone4158]

You can not stop the ocean on a roll. Period

[@NineInchTyrone]

You live a few feet @bove sea level !

[@srqTactical]

I know, you built a city where the ocean belongs lol.

[@zanlan79]

Not only did we have unprecedented storm surge, but the surge also hit at high tide. It was just bad timing.

[@lulumoon6942]

Is this near Bayshore? The Beaches?

[@whiskeysprings]

Some of the footage is of Bayshore. They were also talking about the Westshore side of South Tampa. All of the coasts got a lot of water: Bayshore, Westshore, Davis Island, and even Downtown and Riverwalk.

[@mike-uw6wt]

Desantis ruined Florida.

[@Michaelcj-m2d]

Build in swamp land,what do you expect 😂. Why do you think Spain sold it to the USA cheap back in the day 😂

[@BlackDot-xyz]

Trump will save the day by handing out paper towels like he did in Puerto Rico

[@katrinastubbs33-3]

Where is Biden and Harris in this natural event? Trump has been on the ground

[@joshuarenfroe6548]

@@katrinastubbs33-3Working. On the ground doing what exactly?

[@nolongeranurse3369]

​@katrinastubbs33-3 they are running the country fool...Florida was not the only state harmed

[@pmboston]

Build a wall governor desantis.

[@googleuser941]

No one can mitigate this, rain for a long periods of time will cause flooding

[@Poordirtfarmer]

😂😂😂

[@lLauraLSP]

And the White House response ?!… Recall this two empty seats 🇺🇸 MAGA 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 🙏

Trump doesn’t believe in global warming.. you are on your own

[@9logrider]

Sounds like a state government problem. Who could that be????

[@nolongeranurse3369]

Let's see Biden activated FEMA 2 days in advance of the storm FOOL..AND WE WERE NOT THE ONLY STATE HARMED.

[@steven4315]

You built a house 2 feet above the ocean and it's the country's problem? Talk to your governor.

@@lLauraLSP pull yourself up by your own bootstraps and stop relying on handouts from the government.

[@jessemares6111]

☝🏿😂

[@TOLOW1962]

Remember you'll pay for them to build a higher seawall and you'll pay through the nose,, BUT DON'T FORGET YOUR HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE IS GOING TO DOUBLE NOW, THAT'S WHY THEY TELL YOU NOT TO BUILD HERE

[@thatskrazy8145]

People are stupid. Nothing will be perfect.