Tampa, Florida ... a major rise in water from a landfalling hurricane, and that Tampa Bay "creates a large funnel," pushing water toward the shore. "A severe storm with the right track orientation ...

Traffic jams and increased gas prices have already started as east coast residents flee Hurricane Irene. The storm is supposed to hit North Carolina tomorrow and swirl up the coast beyond Boston ...

The county, just south of Tampa, could take a direct hit from Hurricane Milton ... in Pine Island and Fort Myers and along the eastern shore of Lake Okeechobee. A top Home Depot executive insisted ...

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.