The onshore rush of sea or lake water caused primarily by the high winds that are associated with a landfalling hurricane, typhoon, or tropical cyclone and secondarily by the low pressure of the storm. The term tidal surge is often mis-used to describe storm surge, but a storm surge is independent of the usual tidal ebb and flow.

An abnormal rise in sea level accompanying a hurricane or other intense storm, whose height is the difference between the observed level of the sea surface and the level that would have occurred in th [..]

A ridge of high water associated with a hurricane and which floods over the shore .

Water that is pushed toward the shore due to the force of winds swirling around a storm advancing across a body of water. This advancing surge combines with the normal tides to generate the hurrican [..]

An abnormal rise of the sea along a shore. Primarily due to the winds of a storm, especially a hurricane.

abnormal rise in sea level accompanying a hurricane or other intense storm. Also called a storm tide. Read more in the NG Education Encyclopedia

(Also called storm tide, storm wave, hurricane tide.) A rise and onshore surge of seawater as the result primarily of the winds of a storm, and secondarily of the surface pressure drop near the storm [..]

the piling up of water by winds and low pressure weather (cyclones, hurricanes). They cause flooding when they rush onshore.

An abnormal rise in sea level accompanying a hurricane or other intense storm, whose height is the difference between the observed level of the sea surface and the level that would have occurred in the absence of the cyclone. [10]

the pushing of water against a coastline to abnormally high levels, usually a combination of extreme low pressure and winds pushing water into a narrowing feature such as a bay or estuary.

An abnormal rise in sea level accompanying a hurricane or other intense storm, and whose height is the difference between the observed level of the sea surface and the level that would have occurred i [..]

(n) - an abnormal rise in sea level along a coast due to a storm approaching

The great dome of water associated with a hurricane when it makes landfall.

Storm surges are giant waves, often fifty miles wide and twenty-five feet or more high, that are caused by the force of a hurricane. As the eye of the hurricanes makes landfall, the wave comes sweeping across the coastline. Aided by the hammering effect of the breaking of the waves, it acts like a giant bulldozer sweeping everything in its path.

The temporary increase, at a particular locality, in the height of the sea due to extreme meteorological conditions (low atmospheric pressure and/or strong winds). The storm surge is defined as being [..]

A significant rise in sea level at the coastline, caused by the winds of a cyclone (Lesson 28)

A rise of the sea level alone the shore that builds up as a storm (usually a hurricane) moves over water. It is a result of the winds of the storm and low atmospheric pressures.

a rise in sea level that results from low pressure systems and associated high winds

(English) Water that is pushed toward and onto the shore by the force of storm waves and winds. Storm surge can cause temporary flooding as well as cut inlets through the land that may remain or fill in naturally over time.

A rise above normal water level on the open coast due only to the action of wind stress on the water surface. Storm surge resulting from a hurricane or other intense storm also includes the rise in le [..]

A rise above normal water level on the open coast due to the action of wind stress on the water surface. Storm surge resulting from a hurricane also includes that rise in level due to atmospheric pres [..]

The sea height during storms such as hurricanes that is above the normal level expected at that time and place based on the tides alone.

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An abnormal rise in sea level accompanying a hurricane or other intense storm, and whose height is the difference between the observed level of the sea surface and the level that would have occurred i [..]

The resulting temporary rise in sea level due to the action of wind stress on the water surface and low atmospheric pressure created during storms which can cause coastal flooding. Surge is the differ [..]

An abnormal rise in sea level accompanying a hurricane or other intense storm, and whose height is the difference between the observed level of the sea surface during the storm and normal sea level.

An elevation of the ocean surface resulting from the compound effects of water being pushed shoreward by wind across decreasing depths on the continental shelf, low pressure at the sea surface, tides [..]

Water that is pushed ashore by a storm's winds. This advancing surge combines with the normal tides to create the hurricane storm tide, which can increase the average water level 15 feet or more.

The local change in the elevation of the ocean along a shore due to a storm. The storm surge is measured by subtracting the astronomic tidal elevation from the total elevation. It typically has a dura [..]

a rise in water level on oceans and lakes caused by high winds pushing across the water's surface and thus piling water deeper and deeper as the storm moves forward. As this water approaches and [..]

Wind induced build up of waves and water in a storm giving rise to higher than usual tide on reaching shore

a rise in sea level that comes with a hurricane or other intense storm.

A rise above the normal water level along a shore caused by strong onshore winds and/or reduced atmospheric pressure. The surge height is the difference of the observed water level minus the predicted tide. Most hurricane deaths are caused by the storm surge. It can be 50 or more miles (80 kilometers or more) wide and sweeps across the coastline ar [..]

An abnormal rise in sea level accompanying a hurricane or other intense storm, whose height is the difference between the observed level of the sea surface and the level that would have occurred in the absence of the cyclone. Storm surge is usually estimated by subtracting the normal or astronomic tide from the observed storm tide.

the response of the ocean to changing atmospheric pressure and wind. As a general rule of thumb, in the deep ocean a 1 hectapascal (millibar) fall in pressure results in a 1 centimetre rise in sea level.

(also known as wind set-up) phenomenon that occurs when sustained high winds from one direction push the water level up at one end of a lake, which makes the level drop by a corresponding amount at the opposite end

A temporary rise in sea level associated with a storm's low barometric pressure and onshore winds.

An abnormal rise in sea level accompanying a hurricane or other intense storm, and whose height is the difference between the observed level of the sea surface and the level that would have occurred i [..]

A rise above the normal water level along a shore caused by strong onshore winds and/or reduced atmospheric pressure. The surge height is the difference of the observed water level minus the predicted tide. Hurricanes often produce a high storm surge.

An abnormal rise of the sea along a shore as the result of a storm.

An abnormal rise in sea level accompanying a hurricane or other intense storm, and whose height is the difference between the observed level of the sea surface and the level that would have occurred i [..]

An abnormal rise in sea level accompanying a hurricane or other intense storm, and whose height is the difference between the observed level of the sea surface and the level that would have occurred in the absence of the cyclone. Storm surge is usually estimated by subtracting the normal or astronomic high tide from the observed storm tide.

The dome of water that builds as a hurricane moves over water.

A rise in sea level along a shore caused primarily by strong onshore winds and, to a lesser extent, low air pressure associated with a storm (often a hurricane); may be responsible for considerable coastal erosion and flooding.

An abnormal rise in water accompanying a hurricane or other intense storm. Storm surge has nothing to do with rainfall. This is the most dangerous part of a hurricane. Historically, most fatalities are caused by surge.

An abnormal rise in sea level accompanying a hurricane or other intense storm, and whose height is the difference between the observed level of the sea surface and the level that would have occurred in the absence of the cyclone. Storm surge is usually estimated by subtracting the normal or astronomic high tide from the observed storm tide.

A rise above the normal water level along a shore caused by strong onshore winds and/or reduced atmospheric pressure. The surge height is the difference of the observed water level minus the predicted [..]

Quickly rising ocean water levels associated with hurricanes that can cause widespread flooding.

A sudden rise of sea level as a result of high winds and low atmospheric pressure; sometimes called a storm tide, storm wave, or tidal wave.