Tampa Bay was spared catastrophic storm surge from Hurricane Milton. Here's why.
Water in Tampa Bay was returning to normal levels Thursday. The area experienced 'reverse storm surge' that drove water away ...
Why Milton’s ‘reverse surge’ sucked water away from flood-fearing Tampa
In the hours before Hurricane Milton hit, forecasters worried it could send as much as 15 feet of water rushing onto the ...
Tampa Bay survived Hurricane Milton after reverse storm surge. Here's what that is
Tampa Bay was spared from deadly storm surge during Milton due to a strange phenomenon called reverse storm surge. Here's why ...
Storm surge potentials across Tampa Bay ahead of Hurricane Milton’s landfall
As the Milton makes landfall, storm surge of 10-15 feet is expected in areas within 50 miles south of the eye of the ...
How does storm surge work? Here's how Milton could bring reverse storm surge to Tampa Bay
Reverse storm surge happens when the wind from the storm pushes the excess water away from shore instead of pushing it onto ...
Hurricane Milton Reverse Storm Surge Sparks Warning in Tampa Bay
The event, called a reverse storm surge, also occurred during Hurricane Ian in 2022 and Hurricane Irma in 2017. As heavy ...
Video: Hurricane Milton sucks water out of Tampa Bay in rare reverse storm surge
TAMPA, Fla. ( WFLA) — Tampa Bay experienced a rare reverse storm surge as Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday evening, ...
'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 ...
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 ...
Milton's storm surge is a threat that could be devastating far beyond the Tampa Bay region
Florida communities near Tampa Bay were devastated when Hurricane Helene made landfall two weeks ago about 100 miles (160 ...
Tampa Bay feared Milton would be the storm of a century. How bad was it?
Tropicana Field’s roof was shorn off. A giant craned crashed into a building. But the Tampa Bay region didn’t experience the ...
Yes, water was ‘sucked out’ of Tampa Bay by Hurricane Milton due to ‘reverse storm surge’
Water receded from the Tampa Bay shoreline as Hurricane Milton approached Florida’s Gulf Coast because of a phenomenon called ...