See where sewage spilled across the Tampa Bay area because of Hurricane Helene

More than 8 million gallons of sewage bubbled to the surface, spilling into waterways and streets across the region.

Hurricane Helene traveled parallel to the Tampa Bay region, more than 100 miles off the coast in the Gulf of Mexico.

But that didn't stop the huge Category 4 storm from churning historic levels of ocean water onto shores and into sewage systems.

The deluge inundated drains and, in some cases, knocked out pump stations that are supposed to keep sewage underground.

As a result, more than 8 million gallons of turbid wastewater bubbled to the surface, spilling into streets and waterways.