CEDAR KEY, Fla. — Hurricane Helene broke records for storm surge along Florida’s Gulf Coast, an area that is especially vulnerable to storm-driven flooding in part because of its shallow water. Storm surge — when fierce winds push a mass of water ...

The winds might have died down as Hurricane Helene dwindles, but dangerous storm surge and flooding rivers in Florida are still a concern.

Historic storm surges from Hurricane Helene inundated communities across the state’s Gulf Coast — and more than 2.5 million people across Florida lost power — as the massive Category 4 storm made landfall just after 11 p.