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Residents like Chris Sims move to places like Treasure Island, Texas, to soak up the pleasures of life on the coast and the perks of living in "a small beach community with a big fishing problem ...
When Hurricane Helene battered Florida’s Gulf Coast this week, one of the hardest-hit areas was the small town of Steinhatchee, which was overwhelmed by a 10-foot storm surge and 140 mph winds ...
Helene’s storm surge, however, destroyed homes that had already been elevated, as it broke records by more than 2 feet in places like Cedar Key, St. Petersburg and parts of Tampa.
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 level above the normal tidal level, and does not include waves.
Thousands of houses were affected in Central Maryland, with severe storm surge flooding reported in Baltimore and Annapolis. Washington, D.C., sustained moderate damage, primarily from the winds. Throughout Maryland and Washington, damage totaled about $820 million (equivalent to $1.36 billion in 2023), [1] with only one fatality due to flooding.
On Dauphin Island, a storm surge of 15 ft (4.6 m) moved ashore, destroying over 350 houses. [48] Only 50 have since been rebuilt. [48] As a result of the storm surge, an oil rig under construction along the Mobile River was dislodged, sending it down the river where it struck
A man crosses a storm surge flooded area on the coast of Gulfport, Florida, as Hurricane Helene passed through the Gulf of Mexico to the west on Sept. 26, 2024. / Credit: Thomas Simonetti for The ...
The highest-observed water line in the state was 7.9 ft (2.4 m) above ground, measured on a doorframe of a house in Staten Island's Oakwood neighborhood. [5] Staten Island experienced sustained winds of 40–60 mph (64–97 km/h), with gusts of up to 80 mph (130 km/h). [69] At least 21 people died on Staten Island from the storm surge.