Hurricane Irma is poised to pull off the remarkable feat of traveling the entire length of Florida, from south to north, and spreading catastrophic storm surge flooding and damaging winds along ...

For Hurricane Irma, the main question mark for storm surge is Florida, as it's uncertain what track the storm will take as it approaches the mainland U.S. "All eyes are on Florida, where we could ...

Areas on Florida southwest coast can expect a storm surge as high as 15 feet and Fort Myers and Tampa braced for Irma's ferocious winds. There were wind gusts of 142 mph reported in Naples ...

A storm surge in Puerto Rico caused by Hurricane Irma on September 6. Jose Jimenez/Getty Images. While storm surge is one of the key threats of Hurricane Irma, Florida is actually better placed to ...

Storm surge occurs when heavy winds push the ocean onto the land, and it’s a destructive feature of many cyclones and hurricanes, including Hurricane Harvey in Texas last month. Irma’s surge ...

As the forecasted path of Hurricane Irma has shifted westward, so has the biggest storm surge threat. Southwest Florida is now staring down the barrel of a surge of up to 15 feet.

Hurricane Irma has left over 3 million without power in Florida as the storm continues to bring life-threatening storm surge and powerful winds. Hurricane Irma made a second Florida landfall at ...

Hurricane Irma is poised to pull off the remarkable feat of traveling the entire length of Florida, from south to north, and spreading catastrophic storm surge flooding and damaging winds along ...

Hurricane Irma could bring a storm surge of 15 - 25 feet to the U.S. and Bahamas. Skip to Main Content _ Sensor Network Maps & Radar Severe Weather News & Blogs Mobile Apps More ...

Storm surge flooding up to 28 feet above normal tide levels were associated with Hurricane Katrina in 2005, directly or indirectly causing at least 1,500 deaths, according to the hurricane center.

Hurricane Dennis, 2005: Hurricane Dennis struck much of Florida and stretched to inland portions of the southeastern U.S. Storm surge flooding was between 7-9 feet, and caused severe damage.

The National Hurricane Center has been issuing storm surge warnings since 2017, when Hurricane Irma threatened to make landfall on both coasts. Yet emergency officials still struggle to convey the ...