NFL Network host Sarah Walsh revealed that she and her family experienced Hurricane Helen's devastating flooding and high winds last week at their home in Clearwater, Florida.
In an X post on September 28, Walsh shared footage showing how flooded the roads near her home were.
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On Wednesday's episode of NFL Network's “Good Morning Football,” Walsh spoke more about what she and her family went through during the Category 4 storm, which has already killed more than 190 people.
The segment also showed additional footage of Walsh's husband helping rescue children, pets and neighbors on a floating raft.
“My husband was rescuing the neighbors, and they sent the dog first. And it was because the house in the back was completely destroyed by the hurricane winds, so my daughter and I were rescued. was taken from his home at 2 a.m. So it's an incredibly devastating and scary situation, but I know how incredibly lucky I am to be sitting here right now.'' said.
“One of the things you learn in disasters is how much people care. You see sides of people that you forgot were there. I can't tell you how overwhelmed almost all of us have been by the disaster that has descended on us.
Helen is already considered one of the worst hurricanes to hit Florida in modern history. The storm moved north into the continental United States, causing historic flooding in parts of Georgia and North Carolina. Mr Walsh claims his town was destroyed as if it “didn't exist”.
“Everyone I know in Clearwater Beach has lost their home,” Walsh said. “It's completely and completely destroyed, almost to the point of non-existence.”
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A main street is flooded after Hurricane Helen passes offshore in Tarpon Springs, Florida on September 27, 2024. (Joe Radle/Getty Images)
Another Florida native and golf legend, John Daly, said Wednesday that he also lost his home in Clearwater, Florida, to the “devastating” storm.
“I'm really happy that everyone is staying healthy. That's the most important thing,” he said on the PGA Tour's website. “You live in Florida, so you have to understand that things like this happen, but not like this. I never thought it would be this bad.”
Flooding is one of the most destructive hurricanes, starting well before Hurricane Helen made landfall along the coast of Florida, with reports of rapid rises as far south as Fort Myers on Florida's Gulf Coast. . FOX Weather's Ian Oliver said Thursday evening that storm surge was rapidly flooding roads around St. Pete Beach, with high tide still hours away.
The storm intensified into a devastating Category 4 hurricane with winds of 140 miles per hour before hitting the Big Bend region of Florida. Helen produced a potentially “unsurvivable” 6 meter high storm surge, devastating hurricane-force winds and flooding.
The storm is expected to cause $15 billion to $26 billion in property damage.
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A passerby checks the depth of a flooded road on Saturday, September 28, 2024 in Morganton, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Kathy Kumonicek)
The Biden-Harris administration's disaster relief agency is facing backlash after an unearthed emergency management blueprint went viral. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) website lists a series of three goals as part of its strategic plan to “address key challenges” in emergency management. The first goal listed in the agency's priorities is to “instill equity as the foundation of crisis management.” According to FEMA's plan, “diversity, equity, and inclusion cannot be optional.”
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas also warned that FEMA “doesn't have the funds” to get through hurricane season.
“We're meeting immediate needs with the funds we have. We're expecting another hurricane. We don't have the money. FEMA doesn't have the money to get us through the season,” Mayorkas said Wednesday.
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