NOAA's 5-foot-plus storm surge probabilities for Hurricane Sandy Hurricane Sandy is hammering the East Coast from North Carolina to New England. Its winds are bad. But its storm surge may be even ...

Hurricane Sandy may be grinding closer to the East Coast with 90 mph winds and torrential rains, but the most devastating aspect is likely to be storm surge. Simply put, storm surge is wind-driven ...

Massive and dangerous Hurricane Sandy has grown to record size as it barrels northeastwards along the North Carolina coast at 10 mph. At 8 am EDT, Sandy's tropical storm-force winds extended ...

For Sandy Hook, Hurricane Sandy could top Irene's surge by 1-to-2 feet. In Bridgeport, Conn., the central estimate for surge is about 7.5 feet, which corresponds to a storm tide more than 5 feet ...

The projected storm surge from Hurricane Sandy is a "worst case scenario" with devastating waves and tides predicted for the highly populated New York City metro area, government forecasters said ...

In Hurricane Sandy in 2012, storm surge-induced flooding measured as high as 9 feet above ground in parts of New York and New Jersey, leading to billions of dollars in damages.

The storm surge in this model is what you could expect to see in a Category 2 hurricane -- a 4.7 meter surge. So bear in mind, that's 0.7 meters (2.2 feet) more than what we've actually seen ...

Storm surge damage from Sandy on Staten Island. Credit: Somayya Ali Ibrahim. The results are specific to New York, but the methods could be applied anywhere in the Atlantic hurricane basin to show ...

Also, why the storm surge with Sandy will be so high. Finally, we discuss the windy impact the storm will have on Wisconsin in the latest Weather Watch 12 Blog. Skip to content.

The projected storm surge from Hurricane Sandy is a "worst case scenario" with devastating waves and tides predicted for the highly populated New York City metro area, government forecasters said ...

The projected storm surge from Hurricane Sandy is a "worst case scenario" with devastating waves and tides predicted for the highly populated New York City metro area, government forecasters said ...