Tampa’s main hospital sits on an island - and a temporary floodwall protected it from a major storm surge. As surging water ...

Heavy storm surge from Helene made the streets of downtown Tampa resemble the open ocean – except at the base of Tampa ...

As Hurricane Helene approaches, crews work fast to build a wall against the storm at Tampa General Hospital, which is right ...

Hurricane Helene hit Florida's Big Bend region as a Category 4 hurricane with 140 mph winds. So far, 22 fatalities have been ...

See how Tampa General’s AquaFence withstood the wrath of Hurricane Helene safeguarding the hospital from a devastating ...

secured with metal anchors and completely surrounds the grounds of Tampa General Hospital. The AquaFence, as it’s known, looks similar to the barricades that stand at construction sites.

(WFLA) — Heavy storm surge from Helene left the streets of downtown Tampa looking more like the open ocean – except at the base of Tampa General ... hospital, sloshing outside of the AquaFence ...

KXAN Meteorologist Kristen Currie is live in Tallahassee ahead of Hurricane Helene's impact on the Florida Gulf Coast.

He said the Aquafence has been used for years in places like Norway to hold streams within their banks. Only in Tampa is it used to protect a hospital. Tampa General was built in the mid 1920s on ...

Tampa General Hospital was forced to install a water ... to withstand storm surges up to 15 feet and was created by AquaFence to protect the building, which is located on Davis Islands surrounded ...