Hurricane Milton's landfall as a Category 3 hurricane didn't just bring devastating storm surge and extremely dangerous wind speeds, it also left Tampa Bay soaked with historic rainfall.

Both are vulnerable to storm surge because of geography. But the cities have had very different experiences with hurricanes. Here's what to know.

With reverse storm surge, especially in larger storms, the opposite happens, explained AccuWeather meteorologist Paul Pastelok in 2022, after Ian hit. “It can pull the water out because the wind flow is coming from land to ocean, and it pushes the water,” he said. “The power of the wind is incredible.”