The storm is expected to bring “unsurvivable” storm surge of up to 20 feet to the Big Bend area, according to the National ...
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.
Before the storm's landfall an 18-foot surge with huge waves develops in Lake ... A head of water almost 20 feet high destroys houses in the immediate vicinity of the breach and pushes others ...
The storm is expected to bring “unsurvivable” storm surge of up to 20 feet to the Big Bend area, according to the National ...