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(NewsNation) — Tampa Bay experienced a uncommon reverse tempest surge arsenic Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday evening, temporarily drafting h2o retired of the bay and exposing parts of the bay level that are typically submerged.
Video taken by NewsNation's Brian Entin showed the seawater heavy receding by Bayshore Boulevard.
"All the h2o has tally retired of the bay," Entin said.
This improvement occurs erstwhile beardown winds stroke offshore, forcing h2o retired of coastal bays, arsenic explained by Peter Stempel, an subordinate prof successful scenery architecture astatine Penn State, successful a 2022 blog post. But, the effect is temporary.
The Florida Division of Emergency Management warned radical not to locomotion connected the exposed bay level due to the fact that the h2o would yet unreserved backmost in, posing life-threatening risks.
Due to however acheronian it was Wednesday night, it was not known however overmuch the h2o receded.
Milton made landfall arsenic a almighty Category 3 tempest adjacent Siesta Key, Florida, astatine astir 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Meteorologists feared that if Milton had deed Pinellas County directly, it would bring a life-threatening tempest surge of up to 12 feet to the area. However, tempest surge warnings remained successful effect for respective parts of Florida Wednesday night, according to the National Weather Service.
