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.

Footage from recent hurricanes show how water levels in a storm surge can rise exponentially in a matter of minutes. The Monticello Dam spillway in California was turned on for the first time ...

storm surges In contrast, a storm surge happens when strong winds from a storm near directly push seawater onto land. This results in higher, more forceful waves slamming into the coast.

A seawall in Galveston buffers storm surge from the Gulf. Bayous and man-made channels drain water from the region. Levees protect suburban neighborhoods, and lakes meant to be sources for ...

9 as a Category 3 storm and brought storm surge and floods to much of Florida's southwest coast, but not to Tampa Bay. Milton ...