A storm surge is water that is pushed onto shore by a hurricane. It is rarely a "wall of water" as often claimed, but rather a rise of water that can be as rapid as several feet in just a few minutes.

As devastation is anticipated, Florida meteorologist, John Morales, became when emotional he delivered the hurricane forecast. With destructive storm surges ... water in the animation began ...

Hurricane Idalia strengthened to a dangerous Category 4 storm Wednesday morning as it steamed toward Florida’s Big Bend region and threatened to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported flooding from Tallahassee, Florida to Mobile Bay in Alabama. It also warned of a "life-threatening" storm surge and river flooding inland as far as ...

How hurricane storm surges work—and worsen with climate change With powerful waves on top of it, a hurricane’s storm surge can cause catastrophic damage. How capitalism and climate change make ...