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A storm surge is a mass of water that is pushed on land by the winds of a large, powerful storm such as a hurricane. A tidal bore is a wave that travels up a river, bay or inlet produce by an incoming high tide.
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∙ 8y agoA storm surge is a bulge on water created by the winds of a storm such as a hurricane. A storm tide is a combination of a storm surge with a high tide.
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∙ 12y agoA hurricane is a severe tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 mph. The storm surge is a bugle on the sea surface created by a hurricane or similar storm.
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∙ 6y agoThe wind speeds.
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What are the effects of a hurricane?
Storm surge, is a wall of water pushed ashore far above the highest tide line by a hurricane or tropical cyclone. Storm surge is caused by several factors, among them spinning of the storm, the low pressure at its center which creates a dome-like effect, and the depth of the body of water affected. Coming ashore on a high tide makes a storm surge worse, raising water levels to 20' (6.09 m) or more. Storm surge inundates an area of coastline, and the effects are devastating not just because the water is deep, but because it has forward momentum. As it literally drags itself back out to sea, storm surge scrapes away any suggestion of human habitation. When issuing its warnings, the National Hurricane Center has at times advised people to leave if they are in an area expected to experience storm surge, noting they will face "certain death" if they stay. Indeed, more people are killed by storm surge than any other element of a tropical cyclone. People either cannot or will not evacuate, or wait too late, or they believe the weather authorities are overestimating the likely depth of storm surge. Even a storm surge of 4 - 6 ft. (1.21 - 1.82 m) can cause property damage, wash out roads, cause breaches or create inlets on barrier islands, and potentially bring down power lines, all of which are inconveniences that can easily become dangers and long-term hardships.
What is the difference between a tidal flat sediment and a beach sediment?
No clue go f urself
What is tidal theory?
The theory of the origin of the solar system involving the near collision of a massive body with the sun. The original version of a tidal theory, due to Buffon (1785), considered passage of a comet, but modern versions of this theory invoke a passing star. The gaseous debris torn from the sun by tidal forces is supposed to have condensed into the planets; however, this theory has been replaced by the nebular theory.
Can physical weather change tides?
Yes, this is possible. The big huricanes cause what is called a tidal surge or storm surge where high winds push water before them and up across low lying land. Because the winds are sustained, the water just pushes inland as far as it can. Levels in rivers rise, and water is forced up and over any plot of land that has only a few feet of elevation above sea level. We've had lots of demonstrations of this in America over the recent years. A link can be found below. It will take the curious reader to the Wikipedia post where more information can be had.
Narrow stretch of water between two areas of land?
A River or a Stream. I would say Tidal Bore
What is used to measure storm surge?
Tidal gauges usually measure the storm surge.
What is an estuarine flood?
Estuarine floods are are that result from sea tidal surges caused by storm-force winds or a storm surge from a cyclone.
How is the height and the effect of the storm surge predicted?
The storm surge for a hurricane or other type storm is determined mostly by potential wind speed and tidal movement. Other factor such as wind direction and shear also impact predictions.
What is a word for a high tidal wave?
tidal surge
Does Canada have a tidal wave?
It can have them, and tidal gauges did record a surge from the Tsunami in March 2011.
Can a hurricane push a tidal wave?
It doesn't push a tidal wave (a misleading name for a tsunami), butit does push a storm surge. The leading quadrant (typically thenortheast in North America) pushes the water ahead of it, leadingto higher than normal tides.
What is the difference between tide and tidal range?
tide is the level of the waves and tidal range is the avergae tide
What is difference between tidal and hydroelectric?
Ones little one is not.
What is the difference of the ocean between the level of high and low tide?
The difference is known as the tidal range.
The difference between low and high tide is referred to as?
tidal range
What's the difference between tsunami and tidal wave?
There is not any difference between tidal waves and tsunamis, except for that cyclones are high waves accompanied with heavy rain wheras tsunamis are only waves.
What are the effects of a hurricane?
Storm surge, is a wall of water pushed ashore far above the highest tide line by a hurricane or tropical cyclone. Storm surge is caused by several factors, among them spinning of the storm, the low pressure at its center which creates a dome-like effect, and the depth of the body of water affected. Coming ashore on a high tide makes a storm surge worse, raising water levels to 20' (6.09 m) or more. Storm surge inundates an area of coastline, and the effects are devastating not just because the water is deep, but because it has forward momentum. As it literally drags itself back out to sea, storm surge scrapes away any suggestion of human habitation. When issuing its warnings, the National Hurricane Center has at times advised people to leave if they are in an area expected to experience storm surge, noting they will face "certain death" if they stay. Indeed, more people are killed by storm surge than any other element of a tropical cyclone. People either cannot or will not evacuate, or wait too late, or they believe the weather authorities are overestimating the likely depth of storm surge. Even a storm surge of 4 - 6 ft. (1.21 - 1.82 m) can cause property damage, wash out roads, cause breaches or create inlets on barrier islands, and potentially bring down power lines, all of which are inconveniences that can easily become dangers and long-term hardships.
