When you think about hurricanes, you probably envision intense wind and rain. However, storm surge is a destructive component that needs to be highlighted so people can be prepared for potential risks ...

HURRICANES FORM, AND THEY CAN BE DEADLY. FIRST WARNING WEATHER METEOROLOGIST AVERY SHARD SHOWS YOU JUST HOW QUICKLY THE WATER CAN RISE. STORM SURGE IS ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATHS RELATED TO ...

When hurricanes or strong storms sweep up the United States' East Coast and meet the shores of the country's largest estuary, ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — In 2024, Tampa Bay witnessed something that hadn’t happened in generations—a historic storm surge, not from a direct hurricane strike, but from a storm that stayed nearly 100 ...

NORFOLK, Va. — When a tropical storm or hurricane approaches land, one of the most dangerous threats it brings is storm surge. Storm surge is a rise in sea level caused by the strong winds and low ...

It is a common misunderstanding that if you live in the path of an approaching tropical system, you should evacuate. It may be safer, however, to stay put and ride out the storm, as long as you’re in ...

Flooding from both heavy rain and wind-driven storm surge will extend from eastern North Carolina to southern New England into Monday night as a sprawling tropical wind and rainstorm crawls northward ...

But storm surge forecasts at high resolution can be slow. As a coastal engineer, I study how storm surge and waves interact with natural and human-made features on the ocean floor and coast and ways ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- As hurricanes grow more intense, experts say the Greater Houston region remains dangerously exposed to storm surge threats -- especially from Category 4 and 5 storms. In ...

Hurricanes are America’s most destructive natural hazards, causing more deaths and property damage than any other type of disaster. Since 1980, these powerful tropical storms have done more than ...

HOUSTON — When it comes to hurricanes and tropical systems, not all sides of the storm are created equal. Meteorologists often refer to the “dirty side” of a storm. It’s the part of the system that ...