The surge in Florida amid Hurricane Ian will be compounded by heavy rainfall. The hurricane center also has an interactive map showing the impact storm surges can have on Florida's coast ...

While wind speeds grab our attention as a hurricane approaches ... coast can both influence the height of storm surge – the difference between water levels when a storm approaches.

As Hurricane Ian ... through storm surges. Here’s what you need to know about storm surge and its risks to Florida. Storm surge occurs when there’s a departure from normal tide levels, said ...

Hurricane Ian reached South Carolina as a still-potent Category 1 storm Friday afternoon, two days after it tore into Florida as a Category 4 with 150 mph winds and a massive storm surge.

Hurricane Ian, made landfall in Florida ... there were five recorded fatalities as a result of storm surge." As pressure falls in the hurricane's center, water levels rise. The water accumulates ...

Florida’s southwest coast experienced heavy flooding as Ian barrelled across the state. The map below shows the potential storm surge flooding that the National Hurricane Center predicted on ...

Hurricane Ian is once again strengthening ... could extend into the Mid-Atlantic region. Peak storm surge of up to seven feet above normal tide levels in South Carolina is expected between Edisto ...

Hurricane Ian’s forecast path northward near the Florida coast threatens millions, especially its potentially deadly and devastating storm surge that could push into bays and streams, flooding ...

That’s valuable information for Fountain, a hydrographer with the U.S. Geological Survey tasked with figuring out where Hurricane Ian’s storm surge reached — and how high it rose.

By analyzing data from the past 70 years, scientists discovered trends related to changing storm surge levels. The Southeast ...