Highway Madness: Tampa's Mass Exodus As Hurricane Closes In
Webnearly six million people are affected by the evacuation order. The last time the eye of a major storm like hurricane milton struck tampa bay, in 1921, the city was a sleepy. Webhurricane debby flooded roads in hernando county and across the tampa bay area. Some parts of the region received 8 to 12 inches of rain that resulted in. Webthe tampa bay area was reeling on friday morning as it contended with the storm damage from helene’s overnight slam into florida’s big bend as a category 4.
Webhurricane milton has winds of 155 mph, which is still a category 4 hurricane, according to the national hurricane center’s 5 a. m. Webas a hurricane looms, florida is experiencing a mass exodus, with packed highways and dwindling flight options at tampa international airport. Weball bridges across tampa bay closed thursday as a rapidly strengthening hurricane helene skirted the coast. The howard frankland bridge closed at 3:40 p. m.