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

Both are vulnerable to storm surge because of geography. But the cities have had very different experiences with hurricanes.

As Hurricane Milton intensified on its path toward Florida's Gulf Coast, the strength of the system increased the severity of ...

Tampa, Florida is the most vulnerable US city to hurricane damage. Delays to floodwater defenses and relentless development ...

This 2022 video captures the devastating 15 foot storm surge at Ft. Myers Beach in Florida during Hurricane Ian.

An abnormally warm Gulf allowed Helene to quickly intensify to a Cat 4. Similarly, Milton’s strength swelled from Cat 1 to ...

The storm is forecast to make landfall in Florida late Wednesday night as a "dangerous major hurricane," according to the ...

Because of the way storm surge can quickly inundate coastal locations and penetrate well inland, it’s typically one of the ...

Hurricane Milton remains a ferocious storm that could land a once-in-a-century direct hit on Tampa and St. Petersburg, ...

Tampa, with a metropolitan area that is home to over 3 million people, has not had a direct hit by a major hurricane in more ...