Dr. Greg Postell is a hurricane and storm specialist at the Weather Channel. He tells us why the water can be so deadly.

Storm surge and rainfall both contribute to flooding during a hurricane. A 15-foot storm surge combines with a 2-foot high tide to make a 17-foot storm tide.

Storm surge warnings were issued in several areas in Northern Luzon on Friday morning amid the effects of Severe Tropical ...

Severe Tropical Storm Emong prompted a storm surge warning for seven areas in Luzon on Thursday, according to the Philippine ...

NOAA is testing a new storm surge warning system that provides precise geographic alerts to reduce unnecessary evacuations.

Isaias brought a storm surge of about 4 feet at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, but the water level was more than 10 feet above normal. The COMET Program | UCAR and National Weather Service.

A storm surge is an abnormal rise of water generated by a storm, over and above the predicted astronomical tides. By Derrick Bryson Taylor It’s no secret that tropical storms and hurricanes ...

A storm surge is an abnormal rise of water generated by a storm, over and above the predicted astronomical tide. It’s the change in the water level that is due to the presence of the storm.

“Storm surges, in general, used to be a leading cause of fatality with hurricanes, but now – because of evacuations and getting the word out so far in advance – [the number of deaths] has ...

A storm surge is an abnormal and temporary rise in the water level that's caused by a storm. It causes water to reach above regular tides. Storm surges become dangerous when a storm ...

A six-foot storm surge may not sound like a lot, but that is a level over most people’s heads.” “This rise can happen quickly, too,” she adds.

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