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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.
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When does the hurricane bring a storm surge?
when it reaches the coastline
What part of speech is storm surge?
"Storm surge" is a noun.
When is a surge protector needed?
Usually surge protectors are helpful in thunderstorms. You may never know what the storm may bring. They help protect from computer crashes, due to random power outages from the storm.
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.
What is used to measure storm surge?
Tidal gauges usually measure the storm surge.
What factors make a storm surge weaker or stronger?
Storm surge is generally made stronger by several factors:Stronger winds.Larger area covered by strong winds.Longer duration at a higher intensity.Lower barometric pressure, though this is a smaller contributor.High tide, though not a component of storm surge, can add to it in what is called a storm tide.The opposites of these will lead to a small storm surge.Originally storm surge was correlated with wind speed alone, but this was discarded.Examples:In 2004 Hurricane Charley struck Florida as a strong category 4 hurricane. This would normally bring a very large storm surge, but the storm was small and had only recently intensified from a category 2.In 2005 Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast as a category 3, but due to the storm's enormous size and having recently weakened from a category 5, it had an enormous 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 Hurricane Sandy dangerous?
Yes. Sandy is a dangerous storm expected to bring damaging winds, flooding and storm surge, and even blizzard conditions to parts of the eastern U.S.
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.
