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Hurricanes have very strong winds -- out over the water this wind pushes water and piles it up. This piled up water can become very high, certainly higher than normal tides. When this water rolls over the shore it's called a storm surge.
Since hurricanes are large areas of wind rotating counter clockwise, the area above the center pushes water onto land and the area below center pushes water away from land. This is one reason the north side of the storm is called the bad or dirty side.
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Can a storm surge result in a hurricane?
No. It's the other way around: a hurricane causes a storm surge.
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.
What is the most dangerous aspect of a hurricane that comes ashore?
the storm surge, which is the wall after the eye has come ashore.
When do Hurricanes inflict most of their damage?
Most of the damage comes from the storm surge and flooding from the rains. Storm surge is where the eye comes ashore and brings a huge wall of water with it. This is also the biggest killer in a hurricane too.
What is storm tide?
Storm tide occurs when the storm surge of a hurricane comes in on top of high tide. The heights of the storm surge and high tide are added together, resulting in worse flooding than if they same storm had struck at low tide.
Can a storm surge result in a hurricane?
No. It's the other way around: a hurricane causes a storm surge.
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.
What is the most dangerous aspect of a hurricane that comes ashore?
the storm surge, which is the wall after the eye has come ashore.
When do Hurricanes inflict most of their damage?
Most of the damage comes from the storm surge and flooding from the rains. Storm surge is where the eye comes ashore and brings a huge wall of water with it. This is also the biggest killer in a hurricane too.
What is a dangerous feature of a hurricane?
The storm surge.
What is storm tide?
Storm tide occurs when the storm surge of a hurricane comes in on top of high tide. The heights of the storm surge and high tide are added together, resulting in worse flooding than if they same storm had struck at low tide.
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.
A mound of driven water toward coastal areas by hurricane winds is called?
Storm surge.
How will high tide and a full moon affect storm surge with Hurricane Sandy?
When the storm surge of a hurricane comes in at high tide the affect is worse, as the height of the high tide is added to the storm surge to produce a storm tide. The high tide is highest during the full and new moon phases.
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.
Did hurricane Rita cause a storm surge?
Yes. The storm surge from Hurricane Rita reached a height of 17 feet in some places and flooded areas still recovering from Hurricane Katrina.
When does the hurricane bring a storm surge?
when it reaches the coastline
