Why hurricane storm surges are so dangerous It’s not just winds that make hurricanes a threat; the storms can create walls of water that wash miles inland and cause significant damage.

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

Rising: Surviving the Surge explores Hurricane Ian and the new reality of storm surge.

The stretch of coastline between Apalachicola and Cedar Key flares neon red on flood risk maps but goes dark on NOAA tide gauge maps. The 150-mile expanse between Apalachicola and Cedar Key has no ...

A new study on storm surge extremes by researchers at Princeton and Tulane show that storm surge may be growing more extreme than previously thought along the Gulf Coast, including Louisiana.

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Louisiana's risk of storm surge remains a huge threat during hurricane season Storm surge is one of the deadliest impacts of hurricanes. Find out what it looks like, who’s most at risk and the ...

Estimated to cost $7 billion, the Galveston Bay Park Plan is a new storm surge defense plan that aims to protect the Greater Houston area from hurricanes.

In 2024, all storm surge fatalities from Hurricane Helene were in the Tampa Bay area; that’s why it’s essential to learn from the past and prepare for the future.

How severe a surge will be depends on many factors, including the characteristics of the coastline and the intensity, size and angle of approach of the storm.

Storm surge, an abnormal rise in water levels generated by a storm, poses a significant threat to coastal areas due to its potential for causing severe destruction.