Why? “Reverse storm surge” is a familiar, if sometimes unremarked-upon, function of how hurricane winds move seawater as the storms hit land — in fact, it has happened in Tampa Bay before.

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.

Milton, like Hurricanes Ian and Irma before it, brought a natural phenomenon with it that dried the bay up instead of flooding it. It's a strange and rare event called reverse storm surge and is ...

Several communities across the Tampa Bay area are still underwater after Hurricane Milton. Many families are still in the dark and gas is hard to come by. Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office ...

Water in Tampa Bay was returning back to normal levels Thursday morning following the passage of Hurricane Milton, which briefly caused "reverse storm surge" in the bay. National Weather Service ...

Some people who commented on the video suggested the water was “sucked out” due to something called “reverse storm surge.” Water was temporarily “sucked out” of Tampa Bay as Hurricane ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tampa Bay experienced a rare reverse storm surge as Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday evening, temporarily drawing water out of the bay and exposing parts of the bay ...