Tampa was spared the worst storm surge Ask any meteorologist in Florida what keeps them awake at night, and a major hurricane hitting Tampa Bay would pretty much sit at the top of the list ...

Tampa got 'very very lucky' Tampa Bay itself was spared the worst of the storm surge yet again, AccuWeather hurricane expert Alex DaSilva said. Tampa's remarkable streak of avoiding a direct hit from ...

Now forecasters say the low-lying region could be hit with 15 feet (5 meters) of storm surge. “This isn’t water that rises slowly. This is fast-moving water with waves.

In places like Tampa Bay, storm surge could reach between 1.5-2.5 metres, while Florida's Ochlockonee River could see storm surge as high as 3-4.5 metres. Some isolated areas could even see storm ...

Since the last major storm scored a direct hit in 1921, Tampa, St. Petersburg and their environs have grown from about 300,000 combined residents to more than 3 million today.

Tampa General Hospital put its flood barrier to the test during Hurricane Helene late last month, helping protect the facility from record storm surge. As Hurricane Milton is expected to bring ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The waters of Tampa Bay dropped 5 feet (1.5 meters) in a phenomenon known as reverse storm surge as powerful Hurricane Ian passed to the south, weather officials say. Then, it ...

The cities near the mouth of Tampa Bay saw some of the worst storm surge in memory during Helene even though the storm landed more than 100 miles (161 kilometers) to the north. Now forecasters say the ...

Since the last major storm scored a direct hit in 1921, Tampa, St. Petersburg and their environs have grown from about 300,000 combined residents to more than 3 million today.