A tropical storm watch and storm surge watch have been issued for parts of the Outer Banks in North Carolina as Hurricane Erin, currently a Category 4 storm, barrels its way northwest in the Atlantic,

Erin became the first Atlantic major hurricane of the season on Friday before explosively intensifying into a Category 5 storm within 24 hours, and the storm is now moving through the western Atlantic as a strong Category 4 storm. The storm is traveling northwestward east of the Bahamas, where it will have impacts such as wind, rain and high surf.

If Florence hits the coast of North or South Carolina as a Category 3 or stronger hurricane, we should expect to see record storm surge heights, with a 15 – 20’ surge very possible.

Storm surge estimates for Hurricane Ida have increased in the latest update. Now, forecasters said, the storm could push up to 16 feet of water from Port Fourchon to the mouth of the Mississippi ...

Tropical Storm and Storm Surge Watches have been issued for portions of North Carolina’s Outer Banks as extremely dangerous Hurricane Erin continues to barrel across the Atlantic as a major Category 4 hurricane.

Category 3 Hurricane Wilma (2005) brought a peak surge of 13.0’; Hurricane Katrina (2005), 4.0’; and Hurricane Donna (1960) brought a surge of over 11’ to SW Florida, and 13.5’ to Upper ...