Hurricane Irma forecasts point to great danger from storm surges and the resulting floods for those living along Florida's southwest coastline.

While storm surge is one of the key threats of Hurricane Irma, Florida is actually better placed to cope with it than places like the Texas and Louisiana coasts.

How high the storm surge from Hurricane Irma gets will depend on the path the storm takes and local geography of the shoreline where it hits.

Hurricane Irma could bring a storm surge of 15 - 25 feet to the U.S. and Bahamas.

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. Prolonged surge ...

The biggest danger to life and property from Hurricane Irma could come from storm surge that forces seawater inland, which could topple houses, isolate residents who don't evacuate and make ...

MIAMI — A storm surge is called dangerous and life-threatening, but what exactly is it? It's not a wall of water or a tsunami. Simply put, it's when hurricane winds push water toward shore. It ...

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.

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

Storm surge is one of the more mysterious facets of a hurricane, but it can also be one of the most dangerous. So what exactly is it? "It’s wind from the storm pushing water onto land.

With monstrous Hurricane Irma expected to make landfall overnight in Florida, Gov. Rick Scott has been warning residents about dangerous storm surges as a result of Irma. "The threat of ...

Following the devastating landfalls of two major hurricanes that spread catastrophic flooding across Florida, WLRN sat down with the head of the National Hurricane Center's storm surge unit.