Tropical Storm Wipha made landfall in northern Vietnam Tuesday, bringing heavy rain and strong winds that knocked out power ...

Practical Engineering. How Storm Surge Causes Catastrophic Coastal Flooding. Posted: June 20, 2025 | Last updated: June 20, 2025. Storm surge is the deadliest and most destructive force in ...

When a storm is approaching, most evacuation orders are issued for areas where storm surge is a threat or for those near a body of water that is prone to flooding. Evacuation orders are not issued … ...

These storms can produce 3 to 4 feet of storm surge, down small trees, and cause moderate damage to roofs and siding. Category 2 hurricanes have wind speeds between 96 and 110 mph, bringing 5 to 8 ...

Tracking Hurricane Sally: Gulf Coast braces for flooding, dangerous storm surge. Sally is expected to make landfall in Alabama as a Category 1 hurricane. By Max Golembo, Emily Shapiro, ...

Towns and villages by a major river in China's Guangxi lay half-submerged as floodwaters from a province upstream roared into the mountainous region, with the expected landfall of a tropical cyclone ...

These dangerous events can cause flooding and pick up and displace homes and other structures. “Water is very powerful,” says Heather Nepaul, ... STORM SURGE RISK.

These charts, based on the National Hurricane Center’s National Storm Surge Risk Maps, show the potential amount of surge along the U.S. Atlantic coast for hurricanes of different severity.

It’s a problem that becomes more urgent as climate change threatens to intensify future hurricanes. “Well, there’s certainly a way to build structures to withstand Category 5 storm surge ...

The NWS Wilmington NC issued an updated tropical storm warning at 7:54 a.m. on Sunday in effect until 4 p.m. for Coastal Pender.