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 ...

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 ...

(Luis Santana/Tampa Bay Times via AP) [ LUIS SANTANA | AP ] Purrelli was not alone. State officials prepped for the largest evacuation the state has seen since 2017′s Hurricane Irma. An already ...

Hurricane Milton made landfall in Siesta Key around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9 as a Category 3 storm and brought storm surge and floods to much of Florida's southwest coast, but not to Tampa Bay.