TAMPA (WFLA) — In this Surviving the Storm special, the Max Defender 8 weather team looks at the changing risks facing Florida and the technology helping forecasters better understand the next major hurricane threat.
The special includes reports on Tampa Bay’s storm surge vulnerability, new Hurricane Hunter technology, artificial intelligence in hurricane forecasting, the record-breaking fury of Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica and the growing concern over a potential Super El Niño. It also shows how some flood-weary Tampa Bay homeowners are adapting by lifting their homes higher after repeated hurricane flooding.
Featuring reports from Chief Meteorologist and Climate Specialist Jeff Berardelli, Rebecca Barry, Justin Mosley, Amanda Holly, Zuleika Soler and Juliana Mejia, Surviving the Storm explores what Florida residents need to know before the next storm threatens…