Monday morning, roughly three days after the Tampa Bay region felt the historic punch of Hurricane Helene as it charged up the Gulf Coast, tens of thousands of local residents still had no electricity.

Just days after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm, Tampa Bay residents continue to see the storm’s impact throughout the area.

Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc across the southeastern United States last week, damaging thousands of properties in its wake. As homeowners begin to pick up the pieces, they should remain on high alert for possible scam artists posing as legitimate contractors.