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Weather Impact Alert: Rounds of heavy rain with the potential for strong storms, flooding
WEATHER IMPACT ALERT ⛈️ Get ready for more rain with possible strong storms and flooding across Tampa Bay. Here's what to ...
Tampa Bay local governments prepare for ‘active’ hurricane season
The 2025 hurricane season, forecast by experts to be “above-normal,” began with the start of the month. And, after President Donald Trump’s cuts to Federal Emergency Management Agency’s staffing and ...
The unseen flooding risk in South Florida: Rising water beneath our feet
A no name storm in November 2023 caused compound flooding due to a multi-day rain event and a king tide. Some South Florida ...
From the sky, the ground, the sea. The three ways South Florida gets flooded
And research shows that as sea level rises, so too does South Florida’s groundwater. That one-two punch is why some communities far inland, like Sweetwater or Hialeah, could see flooding in streets ...
‘It’s a beginning’: How should Hillsborough County spend $700M+ in storm relief money?
Hillsborough County officials are asking the public to weigh in on how they should spend more than $700 million in storm ...
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Storm surge frequency is rising, but Big Bend still a black box
The stretch of coastline between Apalachicola and Cedar Key flares neon red on flood risk maps but goes dark on NOAA tide ...