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So rare was Tuesday's rain between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. in Sarasota that it should only be expected every 500 to 1,000 years. The Tampa Bay area can normally expect 7.3 inches in the entire month of ...
SARASOTA Fla. (WFLA) — The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office has reported significant flooding in the area of Colonia and Sunrise in Nokomis on Thursday. Residents are urged to stay home and ...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has warned residents to stay in place as Hurricane Milton makes landfall as a Category 3 storm, bringing with it flooding and tornadoes.
Hurricane Milton battered Florida’s Gulf Coast Wednesday night with 120 mph winds and a punishing surge as it made landfall in Sarasota County at around 8:30 p.m.
In Sarasota, around 100 mph winds battered the city as water levels due to storm surge. Storm chaser Matthew Cappucci shared a video on X of the worsening situation in downtown Sarasota.
People look out at surge waters flooding the street from their building after Hurricane Milton came ashore in the Sarasota area on October 09, 2024, in Fort Myers, Florida.
On June 12, various places in Sarasota County, just south of Tampa Bay, recorded 24 hour rainfall totals of 6–10 in (150–250 mm). [20] Rainfall of this magnitude can be expected to hit this area once every 500 to 1000 years. [21] Farther south, Fort Myers recorded 5.44 in (138 mm) of rain, the most recorded there in a 24 hour span. [22]
This radar image of Major Hurricane Milton was captured just before landfall on Wednesday evening, Oct. 9, 2024. Since the eye is coming south of Tampa Bay, communities will be spared the worst ...