In a press conference Friday morning, city officials confirmed two people died as a result of the storm, which made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane Thursday.
TAMPA, Fla. — City of Tampa leaders and Hillsborough County officials provided an update to the aftermath of Helene, which made landfall in Florida Thursday night as a Category 4 hurricane.
In a press conference Friday morning, Tampa officials confirmed two people died as a result of the storm.
The first fatality happened around 8 p.m. Thursday night when a sign struck a 23-year-old traveling in a car.
On Friday, officials also confirmed a woman “in her late 70s” was found by a neighbor. Tampa police officers are continuing to investigate the incident, but the county said water made it into the woman’s home and it may have been related to electrical conditions.
Meanwhile, Tampa fire crews responded to nearly 200 calls and rescued 52 people, along with 8 dogs.
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