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storm tide

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storm tide [′stȯrm ‚tīd]
(oceanography)
Height of a storm surge or hurricane wave above the astronomically predicted sea level.
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Storm tides could be six feet higher than normal, resulting in "nuisance flooding" across the Louisiana coastline and cutting out power, Bobby Jindal, the Louisiana governor, warned.
Storm Ida drenches US Gulf coast by Aljazeera.net
A storm like the 1938 hurricane that caused 186 mph wind gusts at Blue Hill Observatory in Milton and storm tides 20 feet high is not to be expected here.
Never saw it coming; When `the big one' went north in a hurry by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
A storm tide of 7-foot swells was just adding extra sock to the concussion.
FALL ASLEEP ABOVE THE WAVES by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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