Streets were flooded by water from rivers and a surge of sea water driven by the storm. As Ian ... pushed by hurricane-force winds. When they meet land, the water surges inshore at levels far ...
For Renee Smith and her paralysed, cancer-stricken husband Christopher, evacuation was not an option when Hurricane Ian came violently ... hit by a powerful storm surge. Suzie Mack's brother's ...
Here's everything you need to know: Ian barreled into Florida as a powerful Category 4 hurricane, bringing extreme winds, heavy rain, and historic storm surge. Several towns have reported ...
Hurricane Ian became 67% stronger.” Compounding the intensity of the storm are rising sea levels which multiply what can be the most dangerous aspect of storms on the coast: storm surge.
By the following day, almost every single person there had headed off the island, fearing the wrath of those same waters as Hurricane Ian bore down ... 12 to 18-foot surge and punishing winds.
Reverse storm surge occurs when the storm's winds push water away from the shore rather than onto it — a phenomenon that has also been observed with storms like Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Ian.