A storm surge is water that is pushed onto shore by a hurricane. It is rarely a "wall of water" as often claimed, but rather a rise of water that can be as rapid as several feet in just a few minutes.
It made landfall at the mouth of the Aucilla River at 11:20 p.m. The storm is expected to bring “unsurvivable” storm surge of up to 20 feet to the Big Bend area, according to the National ...
But tethered inside the shallow and narrow Santa Cruz Harbor, few of the cruisers, catamarans and yachts were prepared for the fury of this week’s storm surge ... estimated $20 million in ...
Storm Helene: coastal surge and flash flooding risk Insurers and financial institutions say damage caused by the storm could run into the billions of dollars. Roads and houses were submerged on ...