Category Archives: Storm Surge

Coastal flooding from Hurricane Irene will submerge not only beaches that line the Atlantic from the Carolinas to New England, but also some shores along neighboring bays and sounds. Storm Introduction: A storm surge is an offshore rise of water … Continue reading →

As of 7 pm Eastern, a storm surge of at least 4 feet had occurred at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, and the National Hurricane Center was predicting the surge could go as high as 8 feet. Washington and its … Continue reading →

Already it was clear Irene's storm surge had triggered scattered flooding in coastal areas, plunged more than 2 million power customers into darkness and roughed up one of the most densely populated areas of the country. By SAMANTHA GROSS and … Continue reading →

New York City is bracing for a storm surge Sunday morning that could be four feet or more above the tides, according to storm surge models. It has evacuated parts of the city and shut down the airport and subways. … Continue reading →

“This is a life-threatening storm.” Officials said the central concern at the moment was the storm surge of such a large, slow-moving hurricane — the deluge to be dumped from the sky or thrown onto shore by violent waves moving … Continue reading →

If the winds stay strong and the waves surge, damage in the Northeast could be colossal. Fortunately, these days Americans get ample warning from the storm-conscious National Weather Service – unlike when the Great Hurricane of 1938 slammed into New … Continue reading →