The eye wall of Hurricane Milton was beginning to ... In addition to the life-threatening storm surge that is expected, power lines will be torn down, there will be standing water, and trees ...

a 6- to 9-foot wall of water surged into the village of St. Marks, shocking residents and meteorologists alike. A cubic yard of water weighs 1,700 pounds. Imagine the force when a storm surge ...

Those who live near a coastal property owner who could raise their seawall may find themselves facing a higher flood risk from storm surge that is deflected by their neighbor’s taller wall.

The height of the floods is different: "While the highest annual storm surge in the past ten years averaged 2.5 meters, our model indicates an average of three meters for the next five years." ...