Why the Tampa Bay region is especially vulnerable to storm surge, flooding
It has been more than 100 years since Florida's Tampa Bay area – a region especially vulnerable to storm surge and flooding – ...
'Reverse storm surge': How Hurricane Milton could flood Tampa Bay or shockingly dry it
With reverse storm surge, especially in larger storms, the opposite happens, explained AccuWeather meteorologist Paul ...
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Fearful residents flee Tampa Bay region as Hurricane Milton takes aim at Florida coast
Fearful Florida residents are streaming out of the Tampa Bay region ahead of what could be a once-in-a-century direct hit ...
Major flood protection project in Tampa is incomplete as city braces for Milton's storm surge
Major infrastructure upgrades meant to protect Florida’s Tampa Bay area from flooding are months away from completion, as the ...
Hurricane Milton: Understanding storm surge projections for Tampa Bay area
Granted, Hurricane Ike, that Mills described, was 20 feet of storm surge that went in 25 miles. A hurricane that hit Tampa in ...
Tampa Bay is used to storm surge. Is it ready for the wind from Milton?
The National Hurricane Center expects Milton will be a Category 3 storm, with wind speeds of at least 111 mph, when it ...
Hurricane Milton's storm surge threat is growing. Here's what Tampa Bay should watch out for.
As Hurricane Milton intensified on its path toward Florida's Gulf Coast, the strength of the system increased the severity of ...
Milton’s storm surge is a threat that could be devastating far beyond the Tampa Bay region
Two weeks ago, Hurricane Helene “spared” the Tampa Bay region a direct hit and yet storm surge still caused catastrophic ...
Milton storm surge could be too much for Tampa General’s ‘AquaFence’
On one side, Dustin Pasteur, vice president of Facilities and Construction, can be seen inspecting a 10-foot high section of ...
Tampa zoo and aquarium staff to ride out Milton with the animals
Evacuation is unrealistic for many zoo and aquarium animals, so staffers are rolling out all their safety precautions as ...
Tampa mayor fears Milton could be worst storm to hit the city in more than a century
As Hurricane Milton strengthened to a Category 5 storm Monday morning, public officials in Hillsborough County had a simple ...