Water in 11-month-old Midnight Pass runs deeper, extends farther and flows through in greater volume these days than it has since October’s Hurricane Milton finished the job September’s Helene started by reopening the south Siesta Key waterway.
Now, more than 40 years since Midnight Pass closed the last time, Sarasota County leaders are devising plans to not only keep it open in the short term but also for the foreseeable future.
Less than three weeks after the Pass was torn all the way open by wind and waves on Oct. 10, 2024, survey teams began weekly measurements of its area, depth and flow at a consistent location. Those measurements indicate Midnight Pass might just stick around past infancy…