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What part of speech is storm surge?
"Storm surge" is a noun.
A local rise in sea level near the shore that caused by strong winds from storms such as those from a hurricane?
A storm surge.
Does a storm surge bring cooler and drier air?
No. A storm surge is a bulge on the surface of a body of water created by a strong storm such as a hurricane. The storm surge can bring coastal flooding.
What is used to measure storm surge?
Tidal gauges usually measure the storm surge.
Can a storm surge result in a hurricane?
No. It's the other way around: a hurricane causes a storm surge.
What contributes the storm surge?
"Storm surge" is the above-normal water level caused by tropical storms, especially by the high winds. The storm surge can be higher or lower than otherwise might be the case depending on the tides; a storm surge at high tides can be far more destructive than the storm at low tides.
Where is a storm surge located in relation to a storm?
A storm surge occurs over water. It is a rising of the sea as a result of atmospheric pressure changes and wind associated with a storm.
Is the storm surge in the middle of the hurricane?
No. While the storm surge is worst at the center of a hurricane, it extends beyond that center.
A mound of driven water toward coastal areas by hurricane winds is called?
Storm surge.
Are high wind called storm surge?
No, it's not. The storm surge a a bulge on the surface of the ocean created by strong winds, usually from a hurricane. The storm surge usually results in severe coastal flooding.
What is storm surge in a sentence?
We're stacking sandbags, trying to prevent any damage if any storm surge occurs.
Do lake effect snowstorms happen in a storm surge?
No. A storm surge occurs when an intense windstorm such as a hurricane drives water onto land. Lake effect snow storms are not strong enough to produce a storm surge.
