'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 Pastelok in 2022, after Ian hit. “It can pull the water out because the wind flow is coming from land to ocean, and it pushes the water,” he said. “The power of the wind is incredible.”
Hurricane Milton, which forecasters say poses an "extremely serious threat," is expected to roar into Florida tomorrow.
Hurricane Milton, a Category 5 storm packing 165 mile per hour sustained winds, continued to track toward Florida's Gulf ...
Two weeks ago, Hurricane Helene “spared” the Tampa Bay region a direct hit and yet storm surge still caused catastrophic ...
Phillips expects hurricane force winds to arrive in Tampa Bay around midnight between Wednesday and Thursday, with widespread ...
With Hurricane Milton, that question could matter for Tampa Bay even more than for most storms. Unlike Hurricane Helene two weeks ago, the worst of Milton’s surge flooding could be decided by just a ...
As Danny Pownall looked through the piles of debris on the street left by Hurricane Helene, he feared the destruction ...
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