A Florida woman who received her insurance payment for Hurricane Helene the day she evacuated her home for Hurricane Milton is hoping the storm didn’t destroy the check from her insurance company.
Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 storm on September 26 in Florida’s Big Bend region. It wreaked havoc throughout the Sunshine State before cutting inland and leaving a trail of death and destruction in its path.
Although it made landfall further north, Helene caused damage across Tampa and St. Petersburg as its eye drew parallel with Tampa’s shoreline, National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologist Ali Davis previously told Newsweek, contributing to wind-lashed bridges and dangerous storm surge throughout the area.
Only two weeks later, Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm near Siesta Key, Florida. The storm hit much closer to Tampa and caused excessive damage across Pinellas County, where St. Petersburg is located.
St. Petersburg resident Danielle Jensen saw impacts from both storms, she said during an appearance on Fox Business’s Varney & Company on Friday.
Debris from Hurricane Helene lines a street in St. Petersburg, Florida, on October 8. A Florida woman received her insurance payment for damage from Helene the day she evacuated for Milton. Debris from Hurricane Helene lines a street in St. Petersburg, Florida, on October 8. A Florida woman received her insurance payment for damage from Helene the day she evacuated for Milton. Bryan R. Smith/Getty
Jensen described feeling thankful for the storm’s wobble further south, which meant the storm surge wasn’t as bad as anticipated. Damage was mostly caused by wind, which tore down trees and caused widespread power outages.
Helene also damaged Jensen’s house. The advance insurance payment to begin repairing the damage arrived at her home the day she and her family evacuated for Milton.
Florida Woman Says Milton Could Have Destroyed Helene Insurance Payment
