Weakened Florida hurricane still causes destruction
Hermine tore across northern Florida on Friday as the first hurricane to hit the state in more than a decade, killing one person, raising a storm surge that destroyed beachside buildings and toppling trees into homes. By Friday afternoon, it had weakened to a tropical storm.
A resident points speaks with law enforcement officers using an airboat to survey damage in Tampa.Brian Blanco/Getty Images
Homes sit in several feet of water caused by the storm surge in Tampa.Brian Blanco/Getty Images
Residents look at a collapsed road following the storm surge at Alligator Point.Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images
A woman walks past pleasure boats that washed onto the road in Steinhatchee.Chris O'Meara/The Associated Press
Debris is strewn about in front of the Big Deck bar in Cedar Key.John Raoux/The Associated Press
A man backs his Jeep up after trying to pass though floodwaters in Steinhatchee.Matt Stamey/The Associated Press
Connor Sidman and his mother Peggy Sidman get hit by a wave in Jacksonville.Bob Self/The Associated Press
Homes sit in several feet of water in Tampa.Brian Blanco/Getty Images