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Wind speed is the speed of the wind (in knots) relative to the environment, where as air speed is the speed of the aircraft in the air.
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∙ 14y agowind speed and a storm surge are different because in order for a storm surge, there has to be high wind speeds to push the waves towards the shore
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What is the difference between a storm surge or a tidal bore?
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.
What category hurricane has a stormm surge 9-12 feet?
Originally, a storm surge of 9-12 feet was listed for a category 3 hurricane. This association is no longer used as storm surge is influenced by more than just the sustained wind speed used to determine a hurricane's category.
What does storm surge of 4 feet mean?
A storm surge of 4 feet meas that a storm has raised the higher of the sea in some areas by up to 4 feet.
What is a storm tide?
A storm tide is a storm surge caught in high tide, which causes stronger damage.
How long does a storm surge last?
can last a day
What is the difference between a storm surge or a tidal bore?
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.
What part of speech is storm surge?
"Storm surge" is a noun.
What category hurricane has a stormm surge 9-12 feet?
Originally, a storm surge of 9-12 feet was listed for a category 3 hurricane. This association is no longer used as storm surge is influenced by more than just the sustained wind speed used to determine a hurricane's category.
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.
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 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.
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.
