New York Post12d
Hurricane Milton path shows Tampa, Florida, could still take direct hit from superstorm
A storm surge warning has been issued for the west coast of Florida as the National Hurricane Center warns storm surge in the Tampa Bay area could reach 10 to 15 feet above ground level.
Reuters11d
Tampa in path of hurricane for first time in a century
Oct 8 (Reuters) - The Tampa, Florida, metropolitan area, home to around 3.1 million people, is in the direct path of a major hurricane, Milton, for the first time in over a century and vulnerable ...
The New York Times22d
As Florida Storms Worsen, Some in Tampa Bay Wonder: Is Living There Worth It?
Sept. 28, 2024 Living near the gleaming expanse of Tampa Bay in Florida used to require a certain calculus: Fear the Big One, a powerful hurricane that would tear into the densely populated region ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune23d
Hurricane Helene storm surge in Florida: Tampa 'streets turned into rivers,' the kayaks were out
Hurricane Helene left its watery mark on Tampa − and that was before the Category 4 storm made landfall in Perry, Florida. The "extremely large," incredibly fast storm barreled through the ...
New York Post23d
Florida man paddles around Tampa home as Helene storm surge floods living room
This Florida man took channel surfing to a whole new level. Stunning home camera video captured Matt Heller paddling around his flooded Tampa living room in a kayak that he intended to use as an ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune9d
City-by-city Florida Hurricane Milton damage. What’s happening in Tampa, Sarasota and Southwest Florida
It has been over 24 hours since Milton made landfall Wednesday night as a Category 3 hurricane in Siesta Key and continued to wreck havoc across Central Florida into early Thursday. Over 3 million ...
Wall Street Journal11d
Why the Tampa Area Is So Vulnerable to a Hurricane
Hurricane Milton is on a projected path that would inflict a direct strike on Florida’s Tampa Bay, a densely populated and fast-growing area that is one of the most vulnerable in the U.S. to ...
The Washington Post23d
How the AquaFence protected Tampa’s hospital during Helene
As surging water from Hurricane Helene inundated the Tampa Bay area Thursday ... now a tropical storm, arrived in Florida. Capable of withstanding up to 15 feet of storm surge, the AquaFence ...
Yahoo11d
Hurricane Milton tracker: Category 3 storm forecast to make landfall near Tampa, Florida, late tonight
Hurricane Milton was downgraded to Category 3 storm Wednesday with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph as it moved closer to landfall along Florida's ... landfall in the Tampa area late Wednesday ...
Newsweek11d
Hurricane Milton Updated Path Sparks Increased Concern for Tampa
A destroyed house hit by a reported tornado in Fort Myers, Florida, on October 9. The Category 3 storm is expected to hit just south of the city of Tampa sometime Wednesday evening. A destroyed ...
Reuters12d
Hurricane Milton prompts some energy companies to shut down Tampa operations
Oct 8 (Reuters) - Energy companies began shutting down their pipelines and fuel-delivery terminals in Tampa, Florida, on Tuesday ahead of Hurricane Milton's expected landfall on Wednesday.