With reverse storm surge, especially in larger storms, the opposite happens, explained AccuWeather meteorologist Paul ...

Because of the way storm surge can quickly inundate coastal locations and penetrate well inland, it’s typically one of the ...

Hurricane Milton is now heading straight for Florida's Gulf Coast, with landfall and a 15-foot storm surge possible in Tampa ...

Granted, Hurricane Ike, that Mills described, was 20 feet of storm surge that went in 25 miles. A hurricane that hit Tampa in ...

The National Hurricane Center expects Milton will be a Category 3 storm, with wind speeds of at least 111 mph, when it ...

Two weeks ago, Hurricane Helene “spared” the Tampa Bay region a direct hit and yet storm surge still caused catastrophic ...

As Hurricane Milton intensified on its path toward Florida's Gulf Coast, the strength of the system increased the severity of ...

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Sheriff Chad Chronister from Hillsborough County near Tampa joins “Elizabeth Vargas Reports” to speak about the predicted 10-15 foot storm surge. Chronister says Tampa is “at sea level; we flood when ...

Tampa Bay has not been hit directly by a major hurricane since 1921, and authorities fear its luck is about to run out.

Still, his deputies did try to save residents, but the surge forced their boats and vehicles back. The Tampa Bay area has been extremely lucky over the last century. Since the last major storm ...