Hurricane Milton: Why Tampa Bay is especially vulnerable to storm surge

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Hurricane Milton: Why Tampa Bay is especially vulnerable to storm surge
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The Tampa Bay region hasn't been directly hit by a hurricane in over 100 years.

The Tampa Bay region hasn't been directly hit by a hurricane in over 100 years.It has been more than 100 years since Florida's Tampa Bay area – a region especially vulnerable to storm surge and flooding –But Hurricane Milton is now heading straight for Florida's Gulf Coast, with landfall and a 15-foot storm surge possible in Tampa by late Wednesday night, meaning residents are racing to evacuate ahead of the storm even as they continue to clean up the damage from Hurricane Helene.

It isn't uncommon for rising waters from Hillsborough Bay, which comprises the northeast arm of Tampa Bay, to spill onto, a scenic waterfront roadway in South Tampa that serves as recreation for residents, as well as a common route for drivers. Bayshore Boulevard flooded ahead of and during Hurricane Helene, when the storm surge was less than is currently forecast for Hurricane Milton.

"It's not stuff," Kuppler said of the loss. "It's our home, it's the memories, it's the love, the time you put into that, and that's what's been really hard." Human-amplified climate change is the primary cause for present-day rising sea levels, according to a. It's also triggering more frequent and more intense extreme rainfall events, experts say.

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