'Life-threatening' storm surge likely as Hurricane Milton takes aim at Florida
Because of the way storm surge can quickly inundate coastal locations and penetrate well inland, it’s typically one of the ...
Why the Tampa Bay region is especially vulnerable to storm surge, flooding
Hurricane Milton is now heading straight for Florida's Gulf Coast, with landfall and a 15-foot storm surge possible in Tampa ...
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 ...
'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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Helene's powerful storm surge killed 12 near Tampa. They didn't have to die
Still, his deputies did try to save residents, but the surge forced their boats and vehicles back. The Tampa Bay area has been extremely lucky over the last century. Since the last major storm ...
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Tropical tracker: Timeline of storms in the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season
The 4 a.m. update from the National Hurricane Center places the hurricane 750 miles WSW of Tampa moving ESE at ... on Wednesday bringing significant storm surge, damaging winds and heavy rain.