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Howard Frankland Bridge reopens in both directions after Hurricane Helene

By FOX 13 News Staff
Updated  September 27, 2024 3:11pm EDT
St. Petersburg
FOX 13 News

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Howard Frankland Bridge reopened in both directions on Friday after Hurricane Helene made its way up the coastline.

The Howard Frankland closed on Thursday due to high winds and storm surge. 

The Bay Area began feeling the impacts of the storm with some bands of wind and rain coming onshore on Thursday morning. By 3 p.m., more damaging winds were onshore. 

READ: Hurricane Helene: Florida impacts continue as storm moves away

Hurricane Helene became a Category 4 storm before it made landfall in the Big Bend area around 11:15 p.m.

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