Why some storm surges are worse than others. Several factors can make a storm surge especially destructive. A surge will rise even higher when the winds that whip it up are stronger and faster, as ...

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

If landfall happens at high tide, the storm surge will cause even higher water levels and bring more water further inland. The Carolinas saw those effects when Hurricane Isaias hit at close to ...

Storm surge can be just as important to monitor, because it can quickly cause extreme destruction and death. When a hurricane threatens the United States, a lot of attention is focused on the path ...

A storm surge is ocean water that’s been whipped up by a hurricane towards the shore. This 'devastating' weather phenomenon is considered more dangerous than wind This image shows Hurricane ...

An aerial image of homes damaged by the storm surge during Hurricane Ian, Fort Myers Beach, Florida, September 29, 2022. Storm surges up to 15 feet above ground level are expected along Florida's ...

Storm surge is a major threat from Hurricane Milton, which is set to make landfall on Florida's west coast as a Category 4 hurricane Wednesday night. ... Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images.

One of the highest storm surge events recorded in the U.S. in recent history was Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Katrina made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane along the Louisiana and Mississippi coast.