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storm surge: see under storm storm surge, sometimes called a tidal wave, is a flood of ocean or lake water that occurs in areas subject to tropical storms and bordering on shallow waters, but any strong low-pressure system in a coastal area, such as a northeaster along the Atlantic coast of North America, may ..... Click the link for more information. . storm surge [′stȯrm ‚sərj] (oceanography) A rise above normal water level on the open coast due only to the action of wind stress on the water surface; includes the rise in level due to atmospheric pressure reduction as well as that due to wind stress. Also known as storm wave; surge. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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We have photos in our office of neighborhoods in New Orleans hit directly by Hurricane Katrina as well as the tidal surge, and the houses that were built out of ICF were still standing. Water 18 feet deep from Katrina's tidal surge had covered the street, leaving behind wrecked and damaged houses and mounds of debris in the 50,000-inhabitant Gulf Coast city that Dr. The ground floors of most of the city's buildings were abandoned after 1966 tidal surge put much of the city under several feet of water for more than 15 hours. |
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