Power outages. Water restrictions. Fuel shortages. Obstructed roads. Hurricane Milton is long gone, but the challenges have only just begun. On Friday, officials continued to assess the damage around Tampa Bay and offered one resounding assurance: Help is on the way.

Four years ago, a disaster planning project called "Hurricane Phoenix" imagined what the worst-case scenario would be for a hurricane hitting Tampa. The result looks a lot like some of the forecasts for the region as Hurricane Milton approaches.