Inside the University of Miami's SUSTAIN Laboratory, scientists are creating Category 5 hurricanes on demand in the world's largest hurricane simulator, leading to breakthrough discoveries about ...

When a storm is approaching, most evacuation orders are issued for areas where storm surge is a threat or for those near a body of water that is prone to flooding. Evacuation orders are not issued … ...

Storm surge is an abnormal water level rise generated by a storm over and above the predicted astronomical tide. It's caused by the strong onshore winds of a tropical storm or hurricane.

Ocean tides – caused by the gravity of the moon and sun – can also strengthen or weaken the impact of storm surge. So, it’s important to know the timing of the local tides compared to the hurricane ...

Surge is also the amount above what the normal tide is at the time, so a 15-foot storm surge at high tide with 10-foot waves on top of that can level buildings with ease, knock down bridges and ...

As of 2 p.m. Wednesday, the NHC is predicting the following storm surge heights, measured above ground level, somewhere in the indicated areas if the peak surge occurs at high tide.

As of 8 a.m. Tuesday, the NHC is predicting the following storm surge heights, measured above ground level, somewhere in the indicated areas if the peak surge occurs at high tide.

Map of expected storm surge for Hurricane Milton The latest forecast as Milton barrels toward Florida includes potential storm surge flooding of 9 to 13 feet above ground in some areas.