Georgia Sea Grant and South Carolina Sea Grant to improve storm surge preparedness. Storm surges occur when tropical cyclones or hurricanes generate abnormally high rises in water levels.

The high water tide from the ocean that inundates the land during hurricanes, colloquially known as storm surge, is the leading ... leaders on the coast of South Carolina and Georgia, where ...

26 and through Tennessee and North Carolina, the long ... wind gusts much farther inland than most hurricanes and sent a devastating storm surge along more than 550 miles of Florida coastline.

An EF-3 tornado in Nash County, North Carolina ... of record storm surge, extreme inland flooding, and a widespread tornado outbreak makes it one of the most unique and devastating hurricanes ...

CSU, which has made seasonal hurricane forecasts for 42 years, is predicting 17 named storms, including nine hurricanes ... 14 who drowned in storm surge. But North Carolina suffered the highest ...