Hurricane Helene's staggering storm surge inundated neighborhoods on Siesta Key, leaving businesses and residents with a long road to recovery.

Helene prompted hurricane and flash flood warnings extending up into northern Georgia and western North Carolina. The governors of Florida, Georgia, Alabama,

Six coastal towns and cities on Florida’s Gulf Coast — which is especially vulnerable to storm-driven flooding — broke storm surge records during Hurricane Helene, according to data analyzed by The Post.