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

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.

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

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

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 ...

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.

“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 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.

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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