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.

Located 90 miles southeast of Tallahassee with a small community of about 500 souls, Steinhatchee, Florida, was hammered by ...

Our barrier islands took a beating from Alberto’s storm surge. Galveston Bay and nearby barrier islands saw two to four feet of storm surge roll onto the island. For communities on the Bolivar ...