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2. Storm surge - Wikipedia

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   Storm surge of the North Sea on February 9, 2014, as seen on the South Beach (Südstrand) in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. A storm surge, storm flood, tidal surge, or storm tide is a coastal flood or tsunami-like phenomenon of rising water commonly associated with low-pressure weather systems, such as cyclones. It is measured as the rise in water ...

3. Portal : Tropical cyclones/Featured article/Storm surge

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   A storm surge is an offshore rise of water associated with a low pressure weather system, typically a tropical cyclone. Storm surge is caused primarily by high winds pushing on the ocean's surface. Storm surge is caused primarily by high winds pushing on the ocean's surface.

4. Storm surge: Explaining the fury and science behind one of ...

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   Storm surge is an above-normal rise in seawater along the coast caused by a tropical storm or hurricane and exceeding normal astronomical tides. "These tropical cyclones generate enough wind and ...

5. Effects of tropical cyclones - Wikipedia

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   The main cause of storm-related fatalities had been shifting away from storm surge and towards freshwater (rain) flooding. [31] However, the median death rate per storm had increased through 1979, with a lull during the 1980–1995 period. This was due to greater numbers of people moving to the coastal margins and into harm's way.

6. Why Milton could become one of the most destructive ...

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   Northeast Florida could get 3 to 5 feet of storm surge, the hurricane center projects. Storm surge is a serious concern with any major hurricane, which NOAA classifies as Category 3 or above. But ...

7. From the eye to storm surge: The anatomy of a hurricane - AOL

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   Storm surge is not limited to tropical systems and has been observed during powerful coastal storms, such as nor'easters. Heavy tropical rain can also cause significant flooding far away from the ...

8. List of severe weather phenomena - Wikipedia

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   Severe weather can occur under a variety of situations, but three characteristics are generally needed: a temperature or moisture boundary, moisture, and (in the event of severe, precipitation-based events) instability in the atmosphere.

9. What is storm surge? What are its impacts? Is Florida at risk ...

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   What is storm surge? Storm surge occurs when there’s a departure from normal tide levels, said Pablo Santos, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Miami. “Whatever amount of water ...