Photo Gallery: Hurricane Irma Damage In Tampa Bay Area
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Tampa Bay empties of water (right) before Hurricane Irma on Sunday and is full again (left) on Monday.
Bobbie O'Brien / WUSF Public Media
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The Starlite Princess broke free from its mooring and crashed into the Pinellas Bayway in St. Petersburg.
St. Petersburg Police Department
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Damage in Pasco County.
Daylina Miller/WUSF
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Damage near 4th Street and 33rd Avenue in St. Petersburg.
St. Petersburg Police Department.
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Tampa damage.
AlertTampa
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Flooding in Tampa
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Damage in Tampa.
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Foxwood Village in Lakeland.
Lakeland Police Department
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Flooding at Beginning Point RV Park in Pasco County.
Pasco County Sheriff's Office
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Damage at Timber Oaks clubhouse in Pasco County.
Pasco County Sheriff's Office
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Flooding in Trinity.
Daylina Miller/WUSF
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A tree in the road on Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa.
Bobbie O'Brien/WUSF
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The water has returned to Tampa Bay at Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa after it receded before Hurricane Irma.
Bobbie O'Brien/WUSF
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Some limbs down from the oak trees in Tampa's Hyde Park neighborhood.
Bobbie O'Brien/WUSF
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A gas station at 16451 Gulf Blvd in North Redington Beach.
Pinellas Co. Sheriff's Office
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A tree down on Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa.
Bobbie O'Brien/WUSF
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A manatee was stranded on the flats when Sarasota Bay receded before Hurricane Irma.
Michael Sechler (Facebook)
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After water receded in Tampa Bay at Bayshore Boulevard, people ventured out onto the flats.
Bobbie O'Brien/WUSF
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Receded waters of Tampa Bay along Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa.
Bobbie O'Brien/WUSF
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Tampa Bay drains along Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa ahead of Hurricane Irma.
Bobbie O'Brien/WUSF
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Power lines down in Pasco County.
Daylina Miller/WUSF
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Massive tree uprooted at Clearwater Country Club.
Mark Schreiner/WUSF
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One of multiple mobile homes damaged in Green Meadows Mobile Home Park in Largo.
Mark Schreiner/WUSF
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A carport landed on a car during Irma.
Mark Schreiner/WUSF
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At least 4 cars & multiple apartments damaged when roof of Drew Ridge Apts. in Clearwater blew off.
Mark Schreiner/WUSF
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A massive tree collapsed at Kenwood & Drew in Clearwater.
Mark Schreiner/WUSF