Water sucked out of Tampa Bay by Milton

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12. Not uncommon

I worked on Tampa Bay for over thirty years and spent a lot of time on Hillsborough Bay. Anytime there is a strong north wind as in a cold front, there are unusually low tides especially occurring concurrent with an ebb tide. The stronger the wind, the lower the tide. I used these events to walk exposed flats that were normally covered with bay water. As the wind abated the water flooded (as opposed to ebb) accordingly, returning to a normal tidal cycle.I never saw anything that could be called a tsunami (unless a 3cm tidal front created during tide change can be construed as a tsunami) due to weather. However, I’ve seen 1.5m waves driven by passing ships…..

I suppose if a north wind of 160kph that was sustained for several hours were to suddenly cease, it may cause a tsunami perhaps approaching a meter (I’m guessing) as bay water suddenly floods back to a normal depth…..nothing like is seen due to an earthquake effect.

You can’t say this is diametrically opposed compared to storm surge effect…the physics are different.
Peace ☮️