Tide Gauge at McKay Bay Entrance (in MHHW)
Hillsborough County, Florida
The past week
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What floods at each level
- 10 ft
Grounds of Tampa General Hospital under 1 to 3 feet of water. Many homes within a block of Bayshore Blvd are flooded. Most of Port Tampa Bay is flooded. Half of Channelside south of the Selmon Expressway is under 1 to 3 feet of water.
- 7.3 ft
Davis Island under 1 to 3 feet of water...excluding Tampa General Hospital. All of Bayshore Blvd is flooded. Portions of Harbor Island begins to flood. Most of Apollo Beach is flooded. Flooding expands into southern Ybor City along Adamo Drive.
- 5 ft
Entrance to Port Tampa Bay begins to flood. Low lying portions of Davis Island including Peter O. Knight Airport begins to flood. A few homes near the northeast end of Bayshore Blvd begin to flood. Homes on the canals of Apollo Beach begin to flood.
- 4 ft
Some homes near the northwest end of McKay Bay begin to flood. Northeast portion of Bayshore Blvd under 1 to 2 feet of water.
- 2.7 ft
Portions of South 22nd St crossing McKay Bay and the northeast end of Bayshore Blvd are flooded. Homes on the south side of the Alafia River begin to flood.
- 2 ft
Water approaches South 22nd Street crossing McKay Bay and is near the top of the sea wall at northeast end of Bayshore Blvd.
Highest crests on record
| Date | Level | Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 1996 | 4.31 ft | — |
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