As the days stretch into months after Tampa Bay’s most destructive hurricane season in a century, the lonely slog of recovery has only just begun. Coping grows harder as the early hours of adrenaline fade into the purgatory of getting by. Housing is scarce. Endless paperwork bleeds into numbing hours on hold.

The greater Tampa Bay region is still recovering from Debby, Helene and Milton. Here are how many buildings were affected in each county.

Some areas of Tampa Bay are still picking up debris from Hurricanes Helene and Milton- but there’s still a long way to go.

If you’ve driven around Tampa Bay since the hurricanes, you’ve seen downed trees in the thousands. Many had a story. There was the oak in Clearwater that shaded a home at sunset, keeping energy costs down.