On a dark September night, a fierce storm jolted Florida with winds and torrential rainfall. Less than two weeks later, Hurricane Milton has roared through the state, mercilessly hampering recovery efforts already underway.

A small community just west of Tampa, Florida, is swamped by flooding caused by Hurricane Milton. (AP video: Ty ONeil)

While most of central Florida begins rescue and clean-up efforts as the devastating Hurricane Milton heads out sea, Tampa could deal with flash flooding as water that was sucked out of the bay during the height of the storm comes rushing back in.