As some meteorologists had predicted, this Wednesday afternoon Hurricane Ian hit the coast of Florida and as it moved through the Gulf of Mexico, it gained intensity, being category 4 so far, but it is not ruled out that, as it progresses through this state, it could become category 5.
Little by little we are seeing on the internet, social networks and in some media outlets the damage that Hurricane Ian is wreaking in Florida, when sustained winds were recorded close to 250 km/h.
Precisely, about the images there are some that have attracted a lot of attention and that were recorded a couple of hours ago in Tampa Bay, where, as has happened in other beaches and ports of cities located in the west-southwest of the state, the sea has literally disappeared.
Hurricane Ian has generated something called a “suction effect” in the Tampa Sea, which is common when receiving the impact of a highly dangerous and devastating hurricane.
Photos and videos show the ground completely dry, which makes it possible to distinguish the algae that are usually covered by water.
Why did the Tampa sea disappear due to Hurricane Ian?
Although the withdrawal or “disappearance” of the sea seems to be a strange phenomenon and to a certain extent, somewhat apocalyptic, the truth is that this phenomenon can occur in the presence of extremely powerful hurricanes.
In fact, this happened in 2017, both in Florida and in the Bahamas, after the passage of Hurricane Irma.
As Hurricane Ian is very strong and its pressure is too low, it is sucking the water from its surroundings into its center; where the pressure is lower and the winds converge, the water accumulates, returning naturally with the advance of the tropical cyclone.
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