Storm surge is the deadliest and most destructive force in tropical cyclones, often responsible for the majority of ...

Erick is expected to rapidly weaken as it crashes into the coastal mountains of southern Mexico, and the system is likely to ...

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Erick has formed in the eastern Pacific on a forecast track to make ...

Storm surge is a rise in sea level caused by the strong winds and low pressure from a tropical system pushing water toward ...

The branching pattern left behind is known as a Lichtenberg figure, which forms when electricity moves through or across an ...

As the state prepares for a hurricane season predicted to be above average, a new study shows storm surge may be worsening more than previously thought along much of the Gulf Coast, including ...

STORM SURGE IS ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATHS RELATED TO HURRICANES. WE TALK ABOUT IT EVERY YEAR, BUT LET’S GO INSIDE AND SEE STORM SURGE FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. IT DOESN’T JUST ...

When a storm is approaching, most evacuation orders are issued for areas where storm surge is a threat or for those near a body of water that is prone to flooding. Evacuation orders are not issued ...

How severe a surge will be depends on many factors, including the characteristics of the coastline and the intensity, size and angle of approach of the storm. In general, though not always ...

During hurricane season, one of the most dangerous parts of a storm is the threat of storm surge. Storm surge, an abnormal rise in water levels generated by a storm, poses a significant threat to ...

But there’s no easy way to categorize the storm surge that’s expected to ravage ocean-front communities. Storm surge—the rise in seawater level caused solely by a storm—can bring dangerous ...