The Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council recently conducted a hurricane simulation to
examine what would happen if the Tampa Bay area experienced a direct hit by a Category 5 storm. They determined
it would be a devastating blow to the area, but residents would rebuild as they have done in the past.
UTMB’s Jeff Temple explains that
risk exists everywhere. “If it’s flooding, mudslides, or earthquakes, or fires, or hurricane, or
tornadoes, it’s really inescapable,” said Temple.