“Tampa earlier today.”
Oh, shoot! I have a sister and a step daughter in the Tampa-St.Petersburg area. I thought this storm was safely west of them. Please God, look after them and all the others in harms way.
Storm center is due west of Tampa Bay now. Expecting some squalls. The backlash surge is more worrisome as the storm progresses northward.
I don’t believe they’re in any danger. We’re just getting a lot of flooding from the extra high tide (King tide) and this storm pushing in some extra water. Over here at the beach the gulf has reached the dunes. We’re going to have some erosion issues. It’s gonna come back up again tomorrow afternoon and it could be higher. Worst case we’re trapped (because I don’t have a truck do I honey) tomorrow afternoon. Flooding in St Pete Beach will come from the bay, not the gulf. I’d say official storm surge may reach 4 ft.