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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Year of the surge: How a storm 100 miles away changed Tampa Bay forever
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — In 2024, Tampa Bay witnessed something that hadn't happened in generations—a historic storm surge, not from a direct hurricane strike, but from a storm that stayed nearly 100 miles offshore. Hurricane Helene never made landfall, but it didn't have to. On Davis Islands, longtime resident Jeannie Trudeau Tate remembers the moment she realized something was different. 'I've lived on Davis Island since 1983, and we have never had a drop of water in the house.' But on that day, water began creeping up over the seawall, spilling into their pool, and slamming against their sliding glass doors. Debate of Midnight Pass continues after reopening due to hurricanes 'The water was up four feet on the sliding glass doors,' she said. 'I was joking, I should do a commercial for the door company—because somehow, not a drop came through.' Until it did. It wasn't the windows or the doors that gave way—it was the pet door. 'We first foolishly thought we could keep up with it,' Jeannie said. 'We tried the wet vac, buckets … but within 30 minutes, we knew it was a losing battle.' With floodwaters rising and power flickering, Jeannie and her husband made a split-second decision: escape now, or risk being trapped. 'We tried the front door, but the water was four feet high. We went to the window—water was right there. My husband flung the front door open, we stayed to the side, grabbed the dog, and waded waist-deep through the bushes to a neighbor's house. It was about 12:30 in the morning.' Helene claimed twelve lives in the Tampa Bay area—all due to storm surge. Many were caught off guard, thinking a storm that far offshore couldn't pose a threat. But just weeks later, Hurricane Milton approached on a track that threatened a direct hit. This time, people listened. 'I'm absolutely convinced people reacted differently because of Helene,' Jeannie said. 'My husband and I—prime example—we evacuated for Milton. It was a ghost town.' Thanks to the memory of Helene's surge, Milton claimed no surge-related deaths. The storm that didn't make landfall here ended up saving lives, because experience became the teacher. The National Hurricane Center continues to urge coastal communities to take storm surge seriously, even when a hurricane is well offshore. Water, not wind, is often the deadliest threat. And in the year of the surge, Tampa Bay learned that firsthand. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
North Wales Chronicle
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- North Wales Chronicle
Joan Eardley Sketches of Glasgow street children to be sold at auction
The 11 small pastel and charcoal drawings were selected from one of Eardley's sketchbooks which was given to a doctor after her death by her close friend Angus Neil, who died in 1992. Eardley is considered one of the great British artists of the 20th century and the collection is to be sold live online and in Edinburgh by auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull on June 5. The works depict studies of street children in Townhead for which she is best known, alongside sketches of Catterline on the north-east coast of Scotland where she lived with Mr Neil. The friends met at Scottish art school Hospitalfield House in Arbroath, Angus, in 1947 and Mr Neil would often stay in her Townhead studio for long periods of time. When Eardley moved to Catterline, he helped renovate her cottage and became a fixture around the small fishing village. After the war, Mr Neil struggled with his mental health and Eardley became a pivotal figure in his life, looking out for him and helping him financially. When Eardley died of cancer in 1963 aged 42, a distraught Mr Neil was admitted to the psychiatric hospital Sunnyside Royal near Montrose. The sketchbook was given by Mr Neil to a GP in Glasgow in the 1960s, who had provided him with room and board during a breakdown, and has been treasured by the family ever since. The auction also includes four large works by Eardley, including Fishing Nets, Catterline, which is valued at £30,000-£50,000. It featured in a major exhibition of Eardley's work in the National Galleries of Scotland in 2016-17. Jeannie, valued at £40,000-£60,000, depicts an elderly lady, Jeannie Kelso, who was befriended by Eardley during holidays to the Isle of Arran in the early 1940s. Blue Jersey, which depicts a child holding her baby brother, is estimated to fetch between £20,000 and £30,000. A rare example of an early Eardley painting, Street Scene, from the 1940s, has a valuation of £7,000-£10,000. Charlotte Riordan, senior specialist at Lyon & Turnbull, said: 'These sketches epitomise the intuitive mark-making and consummate skill of Joan Eardley. To me, they also speak volumes about the woman herself; they're direct – blunt even – but clever and charismatic. A total original.'
Leader Live
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
Joan Eardley Sketches of Glasgow street children to be sold at auction
The 11 small pastel and charcoal drawings were selected from one of Eardley's sketchbooks which was given to a doctor after her death by her close friend Angus Neil, who died in 1992. Eardley is considered one of the great British artists of the 20th century and the collection is to be sold live online and in Edinburgh by auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull on June 5. The works depict studies of street children in Townhead for which she is best known, alongside sketches of Catterline on the north-east coast of Scotland where she lived with Mr Neil. The friends met at Scottish art school Hospitalfield House in Arbroath, Angus, in 1947 and Mr Neil would often stay in her Townhead studio for long periods of time. When Eardley moved to Catterline, he helped renovate her cottage and became a fixture around the small fishing village. After the war, Mr Neil struggled with his mental health and Eardley became a pivotal figure in his life, looking out for him and helping him financially. When Eardley died of cancer in 1963 aged 42, a distraught Mr Neil was admitted to the psychiatric hospital Sunnyside Royal near Montrose. The sketchbook was given by Mr Neil to a GP in Glasgow in the 1960s, who had provided him with room and board during a breakdown, and has been treasured by the family ever since. The auction also includes four large works by Eardley, including Fishing Nets, Catterline, which is valued at £30,000-£50,000. It featured in a major exhibition of Eardley's work in the National Galleries of Scotland in 2016-17. Jeannie, valued at £40,000-£60,000, depicts an elderly lady, Jeannie Kelso, who was befriended by Eardley during holidays to the Isle of Arran in the early 1940s. Blue Jersey, which depicts a child holding her baby brother, is estimated to fetch between £20,000 and £30,000. A rare example of an early Eardley painting, Street Scene, from the 1940s, has a valuation of £7,000-£10,000. Charlotte Riordan, senior specialist at Lyon & Turnbull, said: 'These sketches epitomise the intuitive mark-making and consummate skill of Joan Eardley. To me, they also speak volumes about the woman herself; they're direct – blunt even – but clever and charismatic. A total original.'
Rhyl Journal
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Rhyl Journal
Joan Eardley Sketches of Glasgow street children to be sold at auction
The 11 small pastel and charcoal drawings were selected from one of Eardley's sketchbooks which was given to a doctor after her death by her close friend Angus Neil, who died in 1992. Eardley is considered one of the great British artists of the 20th century and the collection is to be sold live online and in Edinburgh by auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull on June 5. The works depict studies of street children in Townhead for which she is best known, alongside sketches of Catterline on the north-east coast of Scotland where she lived with Mr Neil. The friends met at Scottish art school Hospitalfield House in Arbroath, Angus, in 1947 and Mr Neil would often stay in her Townhead studio for long periods of time. When Eardley moved to Catterline, he helped renovate her cottage and became a fixture around the small fishing village. After the war, Mr Neil struggled with his mental health and Eardley became a pivotal figure in his life, looking out for him and helping him financially. When Eardley died of cancer in 1963 aged 42, a distraught Mr Neil was admitted to the psychiatric hospital Sunnyside Royal near Montrose. The sketchbook was given by Mr Neil to a GP in Glasgow in the 1960s, who had provided him with room and board during a breakdown, and has been treasured by the family ever since. The auction also includes four large works by Eardley, including Fishing Nets, Catterline, which is valued at £30,000-£50,000. It featured in a major exhibition of Eardley's work in the National Galleries of Scotland in 2016-17. Jeannie, valued at £40,000-£60,000, depicts an elderly lady, Jeannie Kelso, who was befriended by Eardley during holidays to the Isle of Arran in the early 1940s. Blue Jersey, which depicts a child holding her baby brother, is estimated to fetch between £20,000 and £30,000. A rare example of an early Eardley painting, Street Scene, from the 1940s, has a valuation of £7,000-£10,000. Charlotte Riordan, senior specialist at Lyon & Turnbull, said: 'These sketches epitomise the intuitive mark-making and consummate skill of Joan Eardley. To me, they also speak volumes about the woman herself; they're direct – blunt even – but clever and charismatic. A total original.'
Glasgow Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Joan Eardley sketches of Glasgow street kids to be auctioned
The 11 small pastel and charcoal drawings were selected from one of Eardley's sketchbooks, which was given to a doctor after her death by her close friend Angus Neil, who died in 1992. Eardley is considered one of the great British artists of the 20th century, and the collection is to be sold live online and in Edinburgh by auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull on June 5. The works depict studies of street children in Townhead, for which she is best known, alongside sketches of Catterline on the north-east coast of Scotland, where she lived with Mr Neil. The friends met at Scottish art school, Hospitalfield House in Arbroath, Angus, in 1947, and Mr Neil would often stay in her Townhead studio for long periods of time. When Eardley moved to Catterline, he helped renovate her cottage and became a fixture around the small fishing village. READ NEXT: Glasgow couple celebrate life-changing National Lottery win After the war, Mr Neil struggled with his mental health, and Eardley became a pivotal figure in his life, looking out for him and helping him financially. When Eardley died of cancer in 1963, aged 42, a distraught Mr Neil was admitted to the psychiatric hospital Sunnyside Royal near Montrose. The sketchbook was given by Mr Neil to a GP in Glasgow in the 1960s, who had provided him with room and board during a breakdown, and has been treasured by the family ever since. READ NEXT: BBC's DIY SOS in appeal to help Newton Mearns family The auction also includes four large works by Eardley, including Fishing Nets, Catterline, which is valued at £30,000-£50,000. It featured in a major exhibition of Eardley's work in the National Galleries of Scotland in 2016-17. Jeannie, valued at £40,000-£60,000, depicts an elderly lady, Jeannie Kelso, who was befriended by Eardley during holidays to the Isle of Arran in the early 1940s. Blue Jersey, which depicts a child holding her baby brother, is estimated to fetch between £20,000 and £30,000. A rare example of an early Eardley painting, Street Scene, from the 1940s, has a valuation of £7,000-£10,000. Charlotte Riordan, senior specialist at Lyon & Turnbull, said: 'These sketches epitomise the intuitive mark-making and consummate skill of Joan Eardley. "To me, they also speak volumes about the woman herself; they're direct – blunt even – but clever and charismatic. "A total original.'
