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Why Milton’s ’reverse surge’ sucked water away from flood-fearing Tampa

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Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday night at Siesta Key , near Sarasota .

Forecasters were worried it could send as much as 15 feet ( 4.5 meters ) of water rushing onto Tampa Bay .

Instead, several feet of water temporarily drained away.

"Reverse storm surge" is a function of how hurricane winds move seawater.

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