Most of Tampa Bay is less than 50 feet above sea level. It's not quite as bad as New Orleans, but it's not good. A comparable storm would be the 1921 Tampa Bay

Most of Tampa Bay is less than 50 feet above sea level. It's not quite as bad as New Orleans, but it's not good. A comparable storm would be the 1921 Tampa Bay hurricane that made landfall in a very similar way when Tampa was not nearly as populated. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1921_Tampa_Bay_hurricane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1921_Tampa_Bay_hurricane