Milton storm surge totals: SW Florida, Sarasota hardest hit; Tampa …
Oct 10, 2024 · Reverse storm surge empties parts of Tampa Bay. Hurricane Milton's winds blew about 5 feet of Tampa Bay water out to sea, according to the National Weather Service.
Tampa Bay was spared catastrophic storm surge from Hurricane …
Oct 10, 2024 · Water in Tampa Bay was returning back to normal levels Thursday morning following the passage of Hurricane Milton, which briefly caused "reverse storm surge" in the bay.
Helene just flooded Tampa Bay. Here’s how much worse Milton’s surge …
Oct 7, 2024 · Less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene flooded Tampa Bay with record storm surge, Milton is poised to up the ante. The most recent forecasts predict up to 10 to 15 feet of flooding...
Milton’s winds pound Tampa Bay, but its surge goes south
Oct 10, 2024 · Hurricane Milton made landfall in Siesta Key in Sarasota County, but the Category 3 storm’s winds ravaged landmarks far and wide across Tampa Bay.
Why Milton's 'reverse surge' sucked water away from flood-fearing Tampa …
Oct 11, 2024 · In the days before Hurricane Milton hit Florida, forecasters were worried it could send as much as 15 feet (4.5 meters) of water rushing onto the heavily populated shores of Tampa Bay. Instead, several feet of water temporarily drained away.
Early readings show the Tampa Bay region sustained record storm surge
Oct 2, 2024 · Preliminary data from tidal gauges from Clearwater to Venice show Hurricane Helene generated record water levels. Early measurements show the area was hit with record storm surge during Hurricane Helene. That’s when feet of ocean water is pushed ashore by storm winds to land that is normally dry.
Power Outages and Long Gas Lines Add to Misery After Milton
Oct 11, 2024 · The storm tore the roof off the stadium that is home to the Tampa Bay Rays, the major-league team, and sent a construction crane crashing against a building in St. Petersburg.
Hurricane Helene storm surge caused Tampa 'street rivers.' …
Oct 15, 2024 · Hurricane Helene made landfall near Perry, Florida, in the Big Bend area near Tallahassee, on Sept. 26, 2024, as a Category 4 storm, bringing massive storm surge to the Tampa Bay area before ...
Helene’s storm surge killed 12 near Tampa. They didn't have to …
Oct 4, 2024 · Bowles and 11 others perished as Helene hit the Tampa Bay area harder than any hurricane in 103 years. By far the worst damage in the area happened in Pinellas County on the narrow, 20-mile (32-kilometer) string of barrier islands …
Hurricane Milton updates: Devastating winds and rains pummel …
Oct 9, 2024 · TAMPA, Fla. - Milton slammed into Florida's already storm-blasted west coast Wednesday evening as a Category 3 hurricane threatening huge swaths of Tampa Bay, Sarasota and regions still...