Water level heights during a hurricane can reach 20 feet or more above normal sea level. With powerful waves on top of it, a ...

Storm surge can push water levels well above normal sea level during a hurricane.

There are solutions to the problems 'estuary urbanization' is causing, if people are willing to accept some trade-offs.

PM Hurricane Milton has once again strengthen to a category five hurricane with winds at 165 mph. Milton continues to move to ...

Reverse storm surge happens when the wind from the storm pushes the excess water away from shore instead of pushing it onto ...

A 2013 report from the World Bank placed the Tampa Bay area seventh on a list of the top 10 global cities facing the ...

Using the Weather Channel’s FloodFX simulation, meteorologist Stephanie Abrams showed just how bad the storm surge could be from the incoming hurricane in a clip shared to X (formerly Twitter) earlier ...

Multiple people were killed after more than a dozen powerful tornadoes associated with Hurricane Milton ripped through parts ...

Live updates and developments about Hurricane Milton, which made landfall near Sarasota, Florida , after spawning tornadoes.

Storm surge warnings, hurricane warnings, and flash flood and tornado risks are all happening ahead of Milton's landfall.

FL Division of Emergency Management (@FLSERT) October 7, 2024 A Hurricane Warning and a Storm Surge Warning are up for much ...

Utility vehicles and 18-wheelers with drinking water were lined up at the complex in Fort Myers, Fla., in advance of the ...