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Hurricane Milton tracker: 10 to 15 feet of storm surge forecast for Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is forecast to face a record-breaking storm surge of 10 to 15 feet. Storm surge in Fort Myers could reach 6 to 10 feet. As Milton moves over Florida, winds ahead of the system could push storm surge up to 5 feet in Jacksonville and up to 4 feet in Savannah.
Hurricane Milton is expected to be a Category 3 storm when it makes landfall near Tampa Bay, Florida, late Wednesday.
The last time on record that Tampa had 15 feet of storm surge was in 1848, according to one hurricane researcher.
Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall in Tampa on Wednesday night. On Tuesday, it reached Category 5 hurricane status.
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