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What is a storm surge and how serious is the threat from Milton?

Hurricane Milton is likely to bring another huge storm surge to coastal areas of Florida that are still recovering from the 15ft (4.6m) wall of water piled up by Hurricane Helene at the end of September.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · 1h

Hurricane Milton forecast: Worst case scenario with cataclysmic storm surge beyond Helene

It’s hard to find much of a forecast cause for optimism. Milton will combine a generational surge threat to west-central Florida with widespread wind impacts and flash flooding.

USA Today · 1d

Hurricane Milton could bring 12 feet of storm surge to Florida coast. What is a storm surge?

According to the latest forecast from the National hurricane Center, parts of the Florida coast could see a massive storm surge.

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Helene's powerful storm surge killed 12 near Tampa. They didn't have to die

Hurricane Helene's storm surge struck Florida fast and hard when it slammed into Gulf Coast communities near St. Petersburg, ...

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Milton Is Already a Storm for the Record Books. Here’s What May Come Next.

As a small, compact system, however, Milton was more similar to Hurricane Wilma in 2005, which holds the record for the ...

USA Today12d

Hurricane Helene's 'catastrophic' storm surge brings danger, disastrous memories

a 6- to 9-foot wall of water surged into the village of St. Marks, shocking residents and meteorologists alike. A cubic yard of water weighs 1,700 pounds. Imagine the force when a storm surge ...

Florida Politics2d

Tampa General innovation keeps Helene storm surge at bay

During Helene, Tampa Bay faced a reported seven-foot storm surge, according to the National Weather Service. But the ...

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