HURRICANE IRMA: Find all of our coverage here He says ... artifacts," Farias said before Irma came through, letting the Tampa Bay area off the hook by weakening to a storm with less-than ...

Tampa Bay itself was spared the worst of the storm surge yet again, AccuWeather hurricane expert Alex DaSilva ... It happened in Florida during Hurricanes Irma and Ian, WeatherTiger meteorologist ...

As hurricane season approaches, researchers at the University of South Florida are turning to the public to help government ...

Milton, like Hurricanes Ian and Irma before it ... surge and is exactly what it sounds like. Here's why Tampa Bay stayed dry as Hurricane Milton made landfall just south of Tampa in Siesta ...

The effect is called a reverse storm surge, but it won’t last. Officials are warning that the water could come rushing back. By Elena Shao Even as some parts of Florida’s coast experience a ...

Rui Farias, executive director of the St. Petersburg Museum of History, told the Tampa Bay Times after Hurricane Irma's near miss in 2017 that many people still believe it. "It's almost like when ...

open image in gallery A partly empty Tampa Bay on Wednesday. A similar “reverse storm surge" phenomenon took place during 2017’s Hurricane Irma (Tampa Police) The storm is the most dangerous ...

Locals in Tampa Bay believe their city is protected from ... The only hurricane to come close to making a direct hit on Tampa was Hurricane Irma in 2017. The hurricane went from a Category 5 ...

Hurricane Milton has rapidly ... evacuation since Category 5 Hurricane Irma in 2017. Milton is expected to make landfall just north of Tampa Bay, its powerful wind and waves fueled by record ...

"So this is Tampa Bay, look at this ... evacuation since 6 million Floridians were forced to flee ahead of Hurricane Irma in 2017. Rainfall is expected to be between 5-10 inches in some areas ...

Ongoing evacuations are expected to be the most expansive in Florida since Hurricane Irma struck in 2017 ... be the most powerful hurricane to hit Tampa Bay in over 100 years,” it wrote.