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storm surge

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noun

  1. an abnormal rise in the level of the sea along a coast caused by the onshore winds of a severe cyclone.

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Vonk and his team ensure the country is ready for extreme scenarios: a drought meaning all inland shipping is beached or a devastating storm surge.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

"Destructive winds and storm surge and catastrophic flooding will worsen on Jamaica through the day and into tonight."

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025

Hurricane conditions, storm surge and heavy rainfall are possible on Wednesday in the southeast Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

But it was not until 2017 that the NHC began issuing a storm surge warning graphic.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

“I was in my house in Hialeah with my mom and our neighbor Tía Beatriz when the storm surge knocked down our back wall and swept me out into the hurricane.”

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

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