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Tampa Bay Hurricane Storm Surge Scenarios
While no storm scenario is a good one for the Tampa Bay area, the worst case is when the hurricane center is located north of the Tampa Bay entrance such that the maximum winds associated with the eye wall occur at the mouth of the bay with storms making landfall farther north result in lower surges. Continue reading
What is a Storm Surge?
Storm Surge is the abnormal sea level elevations (or depressions) caused by winds and atmospheric pressure. The components are: 1. Coastal set up (down) by the along shore wind stress. In deep water, the Earth’s rotation causes a water to … Continue reading
Posted in Meteorology, Ocean Storms, Sea Level Rise, Storm Surge, Weather Wisdom
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