If the storm stalls out north of Tampa Bay and spends a day or two pushing water into Tampa Bay the highest numbers would be accurate.. I know I’d lose one of my homes and possibly the second. I’m inland now but it’s stressful wondering if I’ll have a place to go home to.
Oh wow....sorry you’re on edge but I would be too in your shoes. But you wer wise to go inland.
I have brother in Jacksonville - but he’s on high ground and bought his home purposely to be outside flood zones. Still as shared it’s rough going thru Hurricane winds and hours and hours of rain. Believes they’ll loose power but he has two generators.
As of this moment, storm surge is less of a hazard for Tampa Bay than torrential, persistent rains and wind.
The worst part about tracking exact landings of these storms is that it’s not unusual to have to wait until just a few hours before landfall to see what they will do. Especially, with the bigger systems.