A storm surge is water that is pushed onto shore ... including the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 (over 8,000 killed), the Lake Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928 (2,500 killed), and Hurricane Katrina ...

An intense lake effect snow event was getting underway Friday morning, a storm expected to hammer parts ... is a classic one ...

That’s because those flood zones relate to potential flooding from rainfall and water bodies such as lakes, rivers and canals. Evacuation zones, on the other hand, are based on storm surge risk ...

Before the storm's landfall an 18-foot surge with huge waves develops in Lake Borgne ... in the easternmost part of New Orleans. The loss over recent decades of nearby wetlands, which are natural ...

Accurate and timely storm surge predictions are essential for effective ... accuracy for single-site and multi-step storm surges is over 30% higher than that of individual models.

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) – Happy Tuesday, Utah! Another late-stage winter storm has set the stage for ... as valley and mountain ...