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Milton slammed into Florida's already storm-blasted coast Wednesday evening as a Category 3 hurricane threatening huge swaths of Tampa Bay, Sarasota and regions still reeling from the destruction ...
⚠️If the storm stays on the current track, it will be the worst storm to impact the Tampa area in over 100 years. 🗣️ Please evacuate if told to do so. ⚠️ Complete all prep before ...
The storm surge could suddenly slosh and shift position in Tampa Bay. • Flooding rainfall and damaging wind gusts will occur in many areas of the Florida Peninsula with hurricane conditions ...
In Punta Gorda, 100 miles south of Tampa, residents woke Thursday to find Milton’s fierce winds and storm surge were powerful enough to deposit large sailboats on front lawns. The city, perched ...
The NWS in Tampa Bay also set a record high of 29 tornado warnings in one day, beating the previous record of 23 held by both Tropical Storm Debby of 2012 and Tropical Storm Andrea on June 6, 2013. [ 191 ] [ 192 ] In total, a record 126 tornado warnings have been issued throughout the state, the second-most of any state in one day, only behind ...
Castor noted that storm surge caused by Helene, while destructive, was significantly lower than the surge forecast for a vast stretch of Florida's western coast, including Tampa, with Milton ...
Although the storm was a considerable threat to the majority of the Tampa Bay area, Ian's core remained well to the south of Tampa and St. Petersburg. Ian's blowout tide pulled a large amount of water out of Tampa Bay , [ 81 ] with tides reaching 5 to 7 ft (1.5 to 2.1 m) below normal at the Hillsborough County side of the bay.
The 1848 Tampa Bay hurricane (also known as the Great Gale of 1848) was the strongest known hurricane to impact the Tampa Bay area of the U.S. state of Florida.Along with the 1921 Tampa Bay hurricane and Hurricane Milton in 2024, it is one of only three major hurricanes to make landfall along Central Florida's west coast since Florida became a United States territory in 1821.