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2. Storm surge - Wikipedia

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   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. [1]

3. 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 ...

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

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   As the forecast track shifts to the south, the storm surge forecast is also increasing for locations like Englewood to Bonita Beach. Dangerous storm surge forecast for Florida's west coast ...

6. Effects of tropical cyclones - Wikipedia

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   The effects of tropical cyclones include heavy rain, strong wind, large storm surges near landfall, and tornadoes. The destruction from a tropical cyclone, such as a hurricane or tropical storm, depends mainly on its intensity, its size, and its location. Tropical cyclones remove forest canopy as well as change the landscape near coastal areas ...

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. 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 ...