Video shows serious flooding in Clearwater Beach from Hurricane Helene

Hurricane Helene remains a Category 4 storm as it is expected to bring damaging hurricane winds and storm surge Thursday evening to the Big Bend region of Florida.

As Hurricane Helene nears the northeast Gulf Coast, it's expected to bring "catastrophic" winds and storm surge to parts of the region, according to the National Hurricane Center.

[TehLtNubz]

Insurance companies ready to cancel/deny those policies ☠️

[rocketrodlover]

The fact that I was just there yesterday having a good old time and things change that quickly. My thoughts are with everybody on that side of the state tonight

[tiffylovelove]

Praying for the state of Florida from Louisiana 🤍

[suzicares]

The water in the video looks like lava! We're feeling the effects in Jacksonville, but fortunately are not in the path. Prayers went up for those in harm's way, and much thanks to all responders on their way. 🌀🌊 🚑 🚒

[ROBINstrawBERRYwine]

The yellow lighting makes it look as though it’s fire 🔥

[confusedandspacey]

Prayers from California. Once a Floridian, always a Floridian 🌞

[Jesuslightshines]

God Bless all those in the path of the storm💙🙏🏻

[Lifeisinside]

I hate seeing stuff like this, people work so hard for their homes man damn

[jeanvignes]

My family and I have lived through so many hurricanes. My mother used to talk about the '45 hurricane that hit Biloxi -- back before we named them or had the current categories or most of the warnings. We had ways of knowing -- clouds on the horizon, animal activity, especially shore bird activity, communication from ships and islands in the path before it made landfall along our coast. I remember the devastation of Camille, lifting one side of a giant interstate bridge and dropping it on top of the other side of the bridge. Pine needles driven at high speed like nails into the side of a telephone pole. My grandmother's mail discovered by a lady 5 miles inland. I hope enough people have evacuated that we won't have another debacle like Katrina.

[JoeyJoJoJuniorShabbadoo]

There’s a reason why Florida is the shape that it is and we’re witnessing right now. Mother Nature doing her thing for eons. Nothing new. We just decided to build our stuff there regardless of the signs.

[newold]

Our family in Biloxi Ms. Survived Katrina. The buildings and homes that lined highway 90 Along the Beach. The only thing left standing was the concrete slabs. We rode the storm out on the roof of our home for over 4 hours since the tidal surge was flowing over the most of the roof top.
Shrimp boats that had gone up river for safety from the surge where washed further
up river stacking them 3
boats high on top of each other. We have pictures of cars that where found on top of school buses. Katrina a true hurricane nightmare

[rampage]

This what happens when you cut down all the mangroves in order to have a nice house on the shore.

[martinezbiz]

thats what comes with owning a home on the beach. not surprising

[DearieDhanipersad]

Prayer for all affected. Please step in, Jesus

[cremonster]

You're telling me houses next to water are prone to flooding? No way

[billy]

Wait a minute...
Are you telling me that a hurricane hit an area that routinely gets hit by hurricanes during hurricane season???
Why, that’s just crazy talk!!!🤦🏻‍♂️

[Kevin-rsgg]

I'm stuck in my house off 4th st 89th Ave n st pete. Riviera bay is flooded in. Ankle deep in my garage and about to breach the front door. I have a hydro dam on my porch and it's to the top of it right now. We still have High tide at 1:41 am. I am so fucked.
So it's now 226am. Water is thigh deep in the whole house

[playinnpwnin]

lol, we need to bring back plants and trees like mangroves. without these key items in florida's citys and towns flooding is only going to get worse. Like what? you're telling me grass ditches are going to stop storm surges? get real florida.

[tomrancor]

Lived on Clearwater Beach years ago. I remember standing water in my living room from the storm surge!

[WalkYourDogTherapy]

Sending positive vibes to the families that were affected by Helene.