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    Tampa Bay was spared the worst, seeing record rainfall and gusts of over 100 miles per hour
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    Tampa Bay was spared the worst, seeing record rainfall and gusts of over 100 miles per hour

    While Tampa Bay was spared the worst of Hurricane Milton, wind and rain devastated the region and caused extensive damage. Meteorologists at the National Weather Service regional office in Ruskin had been awake all night. On Thursday morning they counted Milton's new records. Hurricane-force winds spread across the Tampa Bay area, with the highest gust […]

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    St. Petersburg closes wastewater treatment plants in the northeast and southwest due to Hurricane Milton
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    St. Petersburg closes wastewater treatment plants in the northeast and southwest due to Hurricane Milton

    ST. PETERSBURG – The city of St. Petersburg said it has shut down both the northeast and southwest wastewater treatment plants to protect employees and equipment from the “potential storm surge” of Hurricane Milton. The announcement was made at 5:46 p.m. Wednesday as the storm's direction remained uncertain. Starting at 7 p.m., residents of these […]

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