Flash, urban, and areal flooding are all expected for the Tampa Bay region ... ahead of the storm surge with the United States Geological Survey's interactive topographical map "TopoView".

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)— A live track of storms move through Tampa Bay Wednesday afternoon. Storms will bring a cold front with cooler temperatures on Thursday and Friday mornings.

It's a strange and rare event called reverse storm surge and is exactly what it sounds like. Here's why Tampa Bay stayed dry as Hurricane Milton made landfall just south of Tampa in Siesta Key.