Powerful storm's winds pulled massive amounts of water away from beaches and shorelines, exposing the seabed that's normally covered by feet of ocean water. When it does arrive back, the high water is accompanied by large and destructive waves.
Hurricane winds are swirling counter-clockwise as it moves northward along the Florida peninsula, so its winds are whipping the water away from the shoreline ahead of the center. As the storm passes through, winds in its eastern and lower half will shove water back toward land at a prodigious rate.
When storm slows down as it nears the shore, increasing rain levels will arrive on the coast and far inland.
The fairytale of Moses parting the Red Sea is based upon the same earthly dynamics...I've seen the same phenomenon play out on Lake Superior during strong offshore winds and low pressure.
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