Waves striking seawall give appearance of geysers erupting. New England coast, 1938. Captions and Photo source: NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) Collection
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When they strike land, hurricanes bring a slew of threats ashore, from strong winds to flooding rains. The deadliest weapon in a hurricane’s arsenal is its storm surge, the wall of ocean water that the storm’s winds and very low air pressure push ashore.
Yet despite the fact that storm surge is the leading killer during hurricanes, and may become even more of a concern as seas rise in response to global warming, the National Weather Service (NWS) has never issued a weather warning specifically for this threat…
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New NOAA Website Offers Tips To Prepare For Coastal Flooding
National Hurricane center: Storm Surge Interactive Risk Maps
The storm surge risk maps are a new education tool aimed at providing a national snapshot of maximum potential storm surge resulting from hurricanes…
