The Atlantic hurricane season is expected to have "above-normal" activity, with 17 named storms, nine hurricanes and four ...

The greatest potential for loss of life related to a hurricane is from the storm surge,” warns the National Hurricane Center.

As well as “damaging hurricane-force winds,” coastal communities face a “life-threatening” storm surge, the center said ... Weather Service. 11:30 AM: Key takeaways on Milton from the ...

Experts say they’re monitoring 84 tortoise burrows at Fort De Soto, which is 10 times the number of burrows there before Hurricane Helene. Hurricane Helene’s storm surge carried several gopher ...

Winds of at least 74 mph and storm surges usually greater than 10 feet. MAJOR HURRICANE - Category 3 or greater. STORM SURGE - Rapid rise in ocean height as system comes ashore. More deaths occur from ...

with a coastline that is highly vulnerable to storm surge flooding from a tropical storm or hurricane. If the forecast track of Hurricane Irma verifies, and the storm's center passes just to the ...

Flooding from rainfall recently overtook storm surge as the deadliest aspect of tropical systems, according to a study from the National Hurricane Center.

Kala Hunter The high water tide from the ocean that inundates the land during hurricanes, colloquially known as storm surge ... are websites dedicated to hurricane dangers and what to do when ...

along with destructive waves,” said NHC senior hurricane specialist Jack Beven. “There is also a danger of life-threatening storm surge along the remainder of the west coast of the Florida ...