We're stacking sandbags, trying to prevent any damage if any storm surge occurs.
I would not go surfing today. There is a storm surge coming. I noticed a surge in the electricity before the light burned out. After drinking coffee, I had a surge of energy.
"Storm surge" is a noun.
A storm surge.
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.
Tidal gauges usually measure the storm surge.
No. It's the other way around: a hurricane causes a 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.
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.
No. While the storm surge is worst at the center of a hurricane, it extends beyond that center.
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.
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.