Storm surge is a major threat from Hurricane Helene, which is expected to hit Florida as a major hurricane on Thursday. Helene is a large storm, so it could bring life-threatening storm surge for the ...

Surge is also the amount above what the normal tide is at the time, so a 15-foot (5-meter) storm surge at high tide with 10-foot (3-meter) waves on top of that can level buildings with ease, knock ...

Environment Canada has issued a storm surge warning for Saturday affecting much of the northern and southern parts of New Brunswick. It's expecting storm surge levels and large waves along the ...

No storm in recent history caused more deaths in the mainland U. S. than Katrina, with many of the more than 500 direct deaths attributed to storm surge. It delivered one of the higher surges in ...

Storm surge, simply put, is a rise in sea level due to the combination of low atmospheric pressure and strong winds. Low pressure at the storm’s eye pulls the water level up, much like a vacuum ...

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

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has produced the storm surge model for the Cayman Islands and it is available to local residents, meteorologists and disaster managers.

Surge is also the amount above what the normal tide is at the time, so a 15-foot (5-meter) storm surge at high tide with 10-foot (3-meter) waves on top of that can level buildings with ease, knock ...

The cities near the mouth of Tampa Bay saw some of the worst storm surge in memory during Helene even though the storm landed more than 100 miles (161 kilometers) to the north. Now forecasters say the ...