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NBC News · 12m

Hurricane Milton live updates: Monster storm re-intensifies to Category 5 as Florida braces for direct hit

Hurricane Milton, which forecasters say poses an "extremely serious threat," is expected to roar into Florida tomorrow.

Detroit Free Press · 2h

'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 Pastelok in 2022, after Ian hit. “It can pull the water out because the wind flow is coming from land to ocean, and it pushes the water,” he said. “The power of the wind is incredible.”

FOX 13 Tampa Bay on MSN · 1h

Hurricane Milton: Understanding storm surge projections for Tampa Bay area

Granted, Hurricane Ike, that Mills described, was 20 feet of storm surge that went in 25 miles. A hurricane that hit Tampa in 1848 did bring 15 feet of storm surge and all of downtown had water. The storm is forecast to make landfall in Florida Wednesday night as a "dangerous major hurricane," according to the National Hurricane Center.

2hon MSN

Tampa Bay awakens to Hurricane Milton’s nightmare scenario

After a century of near misses and close calls, Tampa Bay’s nightmare scenario churned ever closer to reality by Tuesday ...

5h

Maps: Tracking Hurricane Milton’s path, timing, wind speeds, storm surge, and rainfall

Hurricane Milton is expected to be a Category 3 storm when it makes landfall near Tampa Bay, Florida, late Wednesday.

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