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storm surge

storm_surge_hurr_elosie_1975_Florida_NOAA_wea00416_small.jpg (15414 bytes)

Sixteen foot storm surge accompanied
Hurricane Eloise, Florida

Source: NOAA
Used with permission

A storm surge  is the high water level created by strong winds that precedes the landfall of a tropical cyclone or hurricane.

 
 

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