I WAS at home in Manila when Typhoon "Yolanda" hit the Visayas this day ... Broadcasters kept repeating the term "storm surge." I didn't realize a storm surge could be as devastating as a big ...

Helene’s broad size, and the space it has to push water, will result in storm surge over massive areas, and the storm’s fast ...

Hurricane Milton surged Monday into a monster Category 5 storm with 180 mph winds in the Gulf of Mexico, and is forecast to remain a dangerous major hurricane ahead of landfall on Florida’s Gulf ...

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.

New Orleans should brace for major flooding rain, winds of up to 73 mph, the possibility of tornadoes and 3 to 5 feet of storm surge, the local weather service office said Tuesday. The city ...

After first hitting Florida's Big Bend region on Sept. 26 with 140 mph winds, torrential rain and a far-reaching storm surge, Helene moved inland, inundating parts of Georgia, South Carolina ...

Bebinca was a typhoon over China Monday morning China ... individual radar stations that comprise the NEXRAD network. Storm surge map Storm surge data is from the National Hurricane Center.

That's storm surge. It's more deadly and destructive than wind and can make a significant impact far from the center of a storm. The most common way to measure a hurricane's strength is the Saffir ...

Bolivar Island faced major destruction from Hurricane Ike's storm surge in 2008 When a hurricane threatens the United States, a lot of attention is focused on the path and the wind speed.

“Typhoon Krathon has intensified into a strong typhoon with strong wind, heavy rain and high storm surge, and it is set to bring catastrophic damage,” Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on ...

Krathon expected to hit Kaohsiung metropolis on Wednesday Forecasters warn of storm surge, torrential rains Troops on standby, sailors from listing ship rescued TSMC says does not expect major ...