Hurricane Ike’s 15- to 17-foot storm surge and waves swept hundreds of homes off Texas’ Bolivar Peninsula in 2008. Both were large, powerful storms that hit in vulnerable locations. The shape ...

Hurricane Ian’s storm surge in Southwest Florida in 2022 – estimated at a peak of 15 feet in Fort Myers Beach – prompted emergency water rescues as the sun set, but still claimed 41 lives.

During the early months of hurricane season, storms historically develop close to the U.S. and Florida. Later in the season, ...

Hurricane Katrina’s surge in 2005 broke levees and flooded New Orleans. Hurricane Ike’s 15- to 17-foot storm surge and waves swept hundreds of homes off Texas’ Bolivar Peninsula in 2008.

This is why we say you should be prepared every hurricane season, regardless of what seasonal outlooks say. Here are some of ...

Hurricane Katrina, one of the most devastating storms in U.S. history, generated storm surge flooding of 25 to 28 feet above the normal tide level along parts of the Mississippi coast and 10 to 20 ...

With powerful waves on top of it, a hurricane’s storm surge can cause catastrophic damage. Of all the hazards that hurricanes bring, storm surge is one of the greatest threats to life and ...

What are the storm surge forecasts for Hurricane Helene? As of 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, water could reach the following heights, measured above ground level, ...

Storm surge warning: Same thing, but within 36 hours. Storm surge watches and warnings were separated from hurricane watches and warnings because storm surges and hurricane-force winds don't ...

When the hurricane reaches the coast, that vertical circulation is disrupted, and the water has nowhere to go but inland. It’s not just the ocean that causes a storm surge. Rising water levels ...