On Sunday, Tampa Bay and other bays and canals up and down the Gulf coast emptied out — a rare phenomenon that typically precedes a massive storm surge.

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Hurricane Irma: Tampa Bay Empties Out Ahead Of Huge Storm Surge | NBC Nightly News