Forest Hills neighborhood still recovering, one year later

TAMPA, Fla. — In a neighborhood that no one thought would flood, this has been an awful year.

What You Need To Know • Hurricane Milton dumped more than a foot of rain in the Forest Hills neighborhood of Tampa • Some neighbors are still trying to recover from the inland flooding, one year later • The lack of backup emergency generators at two pumping stations and equipment failure helped contribute to flooding in Forest Hills. The director over Tampa’s Stormwater Operations, Brandon Campbell, said, “Every system has some point of failure” • Millions are being invested in backup generators for all of Forest Hill’s pump stations. Neighbors are relieved but say there should have been improvements before the storm • PREVIOUS COVERAGE: An oral history of Hurricane Milton’s fury and fl