It all started with a tropical wave in the eastern Atlantic Ocean on Aug. 27, 2017. Irma became a hurricane and strengthened to a Category 5 in the Atlantic. At one point, Irma’s winds were 185 mph.

The Tampa Bay Area felt Irma’s worst impacts overnight. As the storm moved north, winds shifted to come from the west, bringing a dangerous and storm surge with it. • Hurricane-force winds ...

Take it from the hurricane ... Irma has avoided some of its worst case scenarios. If Irma’s path had ticked a bit further to the west, then the aggravated storm-surge effects in Tampa Bay ...

Hurricane Irma, weakened slightly from Category 5 to Category 4, blew ashore on the Florida Keys with winds of 130 mph.

Some 3m people live in the Tampa Bay area. The region has not been hit by a major hurricane since 1921. Irma is expected to weaken into a tropical storm over far northern Florida or southern ...

No major hurricane has hit the Tampa Bay region since October 1921. There have been numerous close calls over the years: ...

The river rose to 19.5 feet by Tuesday morning, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data, the highest since Hurricane Irma in ... Debby passed Tampa Bay as a tropical ...

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Middleburg, Florida, residents deal with flooding after Hurricane Irma. Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty ImagesIf you need help with the Public File, call (954) 364-2526. NORTH BAY VILLAGE, Fla.

Tampa Bay Area faces high rip current risk and flood warnings with Hurricane Francine swells and minor river flooding in ...

Hurricanes Maria and Irma flooded and leveled parts… Why the Florida Keys still need support, a year and a half after Hurricane Irma In March, FEMA ended its temporary housing program for people ...