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What does a storm surge atlas provide information on?
D. the worst-case torm srge associated with a cat 5 hurricane
What does storm surge atlas provide information on?
D. the worst-case torm srge associated with a cat 5 hurricane
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.
Can a storm surge result in a hurricane?
No. It's the other way around: a hurricane causes a storm surge.
What does a storm surge atlas provide information on?
D. the worst-case torm srge associated with a cat 5 hurricane
What information does a storm surge atlas provide?
D. the worst-case torm srge associated with a cat 5 hurricane
What does storm surge atlas provide information on?
D. the worst-case torm srge associated with a cat 5 hurricane
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.
