‘Dangerous’ Milton Threatens to Flood Cities, Hurl Cranes Into Buildings, Overwhelm Hospital Barrier
We’re going to get hit, and it’s going to be hard,” said Cathie Perkins, the Pinellas County Director of Emergency Management ...
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Tampa General Installs Innovative Device for Milton Flood Protection
Last month, Tampa General Hospital put up an AquaFence to protect their building from dangerous flooding from Hurricane ...
Tampa hospital prepares for possible record storm surge with Hurricane Milton
Tampa General Hospital, the region’s only Level I Trauma Center, is preparing to continue normal operations during Hurricane ...
Milton storm surge could be too much for Tampa General’s ‘AquaFence’
On one side, Dustin Pasteur, vice president of Facilities and Construction, can be seen inspecting a 10-foot high section of ...
Tampa Bay's main hospital is built on a low-lying island. Hurricane Milton could push its defenses to the limit.
Hurricane Milton could cause a storm surge of up to 15 feet, stretching low-lying Tampa General Hospital's AquaFence defenses ...
Hospital’s surge barrier about to get its 2nd test
For the second time in two weeks, Tampa General Hospital is getting ready to keep water at bay. Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall Wednesday and will test the hospital's flood barrier.
How the AquaFence protected Tampa’s hospital during Helene
Tampa’s main hospital sits on an island - and a temporary floodwall protected it from a major storm surge. As surging water ...
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Tampa hospital hopes 'aquafence' flood barrier holds
The hospital installed a temporary floodwall that held back storm surge during Hurricane Helene last month, but Milton is expected to bring much more.
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As Milton nears, flood-proof fences will face a major test in Tampa
Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall Wednesday and will test the hospital’s flood barrier. It takes dozens of ...
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Tampa Bay bracing for strongest storm in more than a century as Milton nears
Hurricane Milton could land a once-in-a-century direct hit on the populous Tampa Bay region with towering storm surges.