100 years later: Remembering the last time a hurricane struck the Tampa Bay region
Area seems ripe for hurricane strikes, but it’s been a century since one made landfall
Keith Dunlap, Digital Content Team, Graham Media Group
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Given it’s location next to the Gulf of Mexico, one would think that the Tampa Bay region would have an extensive history with hurricanes.
On the contrary, that is not the case.
This October will mark 100 years since the last time a hurricane made landfall in the Tampa Bay area.
Known as the Tampa Bay hurricane or the Tarpon Springs Hurricane, in 1921, the region was battered by the Category 3 catastrophe.
100 years later: Remembering the last time a hurricane struck the Tampa Bay region
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