Flash, urban, and areal flooding are all expected for the Tampa Bay region ... ahead of the storm surge with the United States Geological Survey's interactive topographical map "TopoView".

It's a strange and rare event called reverse storm 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 Key.

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 ...

It wasn't a hurricane but it acted like one. Raging across Florida's Big Bend, leaving a trail of destruction, thousands ...

Bowles and 11 others perished as Helene hit the Tampa Bay area harder than any hurricane in 103 years. By far the worst damage in the area happened in Pinellas County on the narrow, 20-mile (32 ...

Select a gauge on the map for more details ... which could produce historic storm surge in the Tampa Bay area. Florida's west coast is already experiencing rain, which is expected to intensify ...