A storm surge is water that is pushed onto shore by a hurricane. It is rarely a "wall of water" as often claimed, but rather a rise of water that can be as rapid as several feet in just a few minutes.

Right now, the National Hurricane Center predicts 10-to-15-foot storm surge stretching from Anna Maria Island to Boca Grande, which is just northwest of Ft. Myers and Cape Coral. You’ll notice ...

The ever-growing storm surge, which at this time of the early ... which at this point in the early morning is still 10 feet lower in elevation. At about 6:50 a.m., the surge waters overtop levees ...