Water in Tampa Bay was returning to normal levels Thursday. The area experienced 'reverse storm surge' that drove water away ...

Tampa Bay was spared from deadly storm surge during Milton due to a strange phenomenon called reverse storm surge. Here's why ...

Reverse storm surge happens when the wind from the storm pushes the excess water away from shore instead of pushing it onto ...

Water receded from the Tampa Bay shoreline as Hurricane Milton approached Florida’s Gulf Coast because of a phenomenon called ...

The event, called a reverse storm surge, also occurred during Hurricane Ian in 2022 and Hurricane Irma in 2017. As heavy ...

It has been more than 100 years since Florida's Tampa Bay area – a region especially vulnerable to storm surge and flooding – ...

TAMPA, Fla. ( WFLA) — Tampa Bay experienced a rare reverse storm surge as Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday evening, temporarily drawing water out of the bay and exposing parts of the bay floor ...

Depending on where Hurricane Milton lands, the Tampa Bay area could be flooded with a huge storm surge — or it could have its bay sucked dry of water. The "reverse" storm surge phenomenon – which ...

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 ...

The National Ocean Service flew over the Tampa Bay area on Sunday ... In the hours after Helene’s peak storm surge, the people in flood-prone areas across Pinellas County discovered scenes ...

Tampa Fire Rescue Emergency Management Director ... the night after Hurricane Helene made landfall north of the Tampa Bay area. Hurricane Milton hits Florida: Consequences of devastating disaster ...

Tampa General Hospital, the region's only level one trauma center, is situated on Davis Island, just a stone's throw from the bay. With no ... After the storm surge, Jennifer Crabtree, TGH's ...