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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 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 ...

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.

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 ...

Hurricane Irma: Timeline of what to expect as storm moves into Southwest Florida today With the storm approaching, that wall of 10 to 15 feet of water will travel with it. Experts say the water ...

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 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.

Here's the latest information on Irma's predicted path, strength and storm surge, according to the National Hurricane Center. Path The storm is projected to move north-northwest over the next 24 ...