Later Wednesday, the storm gradually weakened to a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds around 90 mph, but heavy rain continued to pummel the state, and storm surge warnings remained ...

Hurricane Milton ... regions north of the storm didn't see much, if any, storm surge due to the anatomy of the storm. "A lot ...

Jan 7 (Reuters) - Storm surges often are the most deadly and destructive phenomena to accompany a hurricane or tropical cyclone. Here is an explanation of how they form and why they are so dangerous.

And in the case of Hurricane Helene, predicted storm surge could be devastating in the coastal areas of the state's Big Bend, ...

Helene made landfall on Florida’s Big Bend Coast on Thursday as a Category 4 hurricane, bringing catastrophic winds and life-threatening storm surges. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images ...

By the following day, almost every single person there had headed off the island, fearing the wrath of those same waters as Hurricane Ian ... Thursday morning, the storm surge had receded back ...

Here is an explanation of how they form and why they are so dangerous. WHAT IS A STORM SURGE? As a hurricane approaches a coast, the churning winds force ocean water up onto land. Atmospheric ...

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.

Hurricane Idalia strengthened to a dangerous ... and authorities warned of a “catastrophic storm surge and destructive winds” when the storm moves ashore later Wednesday morning.

Hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean begins ... Fueled by warm tropical waters, they can bring devastating winds and storm surge to coastal areas, and torrential rain well inland.