Leigh Spann (BS '01) served as the morning meteorologist for WFLA, Tampa Bay’s NBC affiliate, for the last 17 years. Over that time, she and her community weathered sunny days and severe storms like Hurricane Milton, which packed 100+ MPH winds and a possible storm surge of more than 15 feet: A storm like Milton could wipe out large portions of a metro area that numbers 3 million residents. “I try to keep that thought in my head when I’m talking…