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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. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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 ...

6. Why Hurricane Milton's storm surge threat is growing - AOL

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   The National Hurricane Center has increased the peak storm surge forecast from 8-12 feet to 10-15 feet of inundation for the area from Anclote River to Tampa Bay.

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

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   Weather. 24/7 Help. ... While winds are the primary cause of storm surge, it's also affected by a storm's angle of approach, the shape of the ocean floor and the low pressure within a storm, which ...

8. Severe weather terminology (United States) - Wikipedia

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   Tropical storm watch TRA – Tropical storm conditions (gale- and storm-force sustained winds of 34 to 63 knots [39 to 72 mph; 63 to 117 km/h]) are possible within the specified coastal or inland area within 48 hours in advance of the forecast onset of tropical-storm-force winds. These winds may be accompanied by storm surge, and coastal and/or ...

9. Major Hurricane Milton lands and unleashes life-threatening ...

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   A storm surge near the coast and heavy rainfall occurring at almost the same time may cause a double-whammy of freshwater and storm surge flooding in some communities.