the last time tampa was hit with a hurricane was 1921.
the last time tampa was hit with a hurricane was 1921.
when was the last time tampa was hit with a hurricane?
1921
the tampa bay hurricane of 1921 (also known as the 1921 tarpon springs hurricane) is the most recent major hurricane to strike the tampa bay area. the eleventh tropical cyclone, sixth tropical storm, and fifth hurricane of the season, the storm developed from a trough in the southwestern caribbean sea on october 20. initially a tropical storm, the system moved northwestward and intensified into a hurricane on october 22 and a major hurricane by october 23. later that day, the cyclone peaked as a category 4 on the modern day saffir–simpson scale with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h). after entering the gulf of mexico, the hurricane gradually curved northeastward and weakened to a category 3 before making landfall near tarpon springs, florida, late on october 25, becoming the first major hurricane to hit the area since a hurricane in 1848. the storm quickly weakened to a category 1 hurricane while crossing central florida, before reaching the atlantic ocean early on the following day. thereafter, system moved east-southeastward and remained fairly steady in intensity before weakening to a tropical storm late on october 29. the storm was then absorbed by a larger extratropical cyclone early the next day, with the remnants of the hurricane soon becoming indistinguishable.
1921 tampa bay hurricane
in the winter of 1975, the nasl ran a two-tiered, 16 team indoor tournament with four regional winners meeting in a "final-four" style championship. the rowdies defeated the new york cosmos 13–5 in the semi-final, before losing 8–5 to the host san jose earthquakes in the finals on march 16 at the cow palace. the rowdies again reached the final-four in 1976, but that year were the host team. this time tampa bay would not be denied, as they followed up a 6–2 semi-final win over dallas with a 6–4 finals triumph over the rochester lancers on march 27 in the bayfront center. over the next few years, the rowdies (and a handful of other nasl teams) played indoor friendlies and invitationals as preparation for the start of the outdoor season. the nasl did not sanction a full indoor season until 1979–80, when the rowdies won the championship by defeating the memphis rogues 2 games to 1. the 1980–81 campaign marked the first time tampa bay had ever missed the playoffs, indoor or outdoor. in the 1981–82 season they lost the finals to the san diego sockers 2 games to 0. once again the nasl chose not to sanction a full indoor season in 1982–83, but (in addition to a few friendlies) tampa bay and three other teams participated in the grand prix of indoor soccer. the rowdies finished second in the round-robin stage and subsequently went on to defeat montreal for the championship in a double overtime thriller at the montreal forum; 5–4. the final nasl indoor season took place in 1983–84 and the rowdies finished last out of the seven teams. due to scheduling issues that season, the rowdies played five games at the bayfront center, eight at the state fairgrounds' expo hall in tampa, and three in the lakeland civic center. tampa bay regularly drew home crowds of over five thousand "fannies" to the bayfront center, despite the arena's limited seating capacity and relatively remote location.
tampa bay rowdies (1975–93)