Idalia may track north of Tampa as a hurricane. It's worth noting how untested the second biggest Gulf Coast metro area is to surge.

Since 1968, no hurricane has made landfall between Tampa and Florida's big bend. This map shows all storms in the area since 1970! pic.twitter.com/kR8sa9cPpd

— Jacob Feuerstein (@Jacob_Feuer) August 27, 2023