Dr. Greg Postell is a hurricane and storm specialist at the Weather Channel. He tells us why the water can be so deadly.

We’ve all been there: a calm day suddenly gives way to dark clouds, the rumble of distant thunder, and the flash of lightning ...

A storm surge is an abnormal rise of water generated by a storm, over and above the predicted astronomical tides. By Derrick Bryson Taylor It’s no secret that tropical storms and hurricanes ...

Isaias brought a storm surge of about 4 feet at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, but the water level was more than 10 feet above normal. The COMET Program | UCAR and National Weather Service.

Storm surge and rainfall both contribute to flooding during a hurricane. A 15-foot storm surge combines with a 2-foot high tide to make a 17-foot storm tide.

Storm surge kills more people in a hurricane than all other components of the storm. The overwhelming majority of deaths in the 10 deadliest U.S. landfalling hurricanes were the result of storm surge.

NOAA is testing a new storm surge warning system that provides precise geographic alerts to reduce unnecessary evacuations.

After a storm surge, you'll want to take the steps to stay safe. Some guidelines to keep you and your family out of trouble include: Be careful on your way home and during cleanup.

With a storm surge of 28 feet, combined with a broken levee, the city of New Orleans was quickly underwater. About 1,800 people lost their lives in the storm — the majority from drowning.

Storm surge warnings were issued in several areas in Northern Luzon on Friday morning amid the effects of Severe Tropical ...

A storm surge is “the abnormal rise in seawater level during a storm,” according to the National Ocean Service. It’s measured by how high the water reaches from the normal astronomical tide.

When reverse storm surge hit Florida during Hurricane Ian in 2022, one resident said of a waterless Ochlockonee Bay, "It was just like a bathtub let the water out," Donna Bourgeois said. "Just, it ...