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A hurricane tracker storm surge watch is a meteorological alert issued by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) when there is a potential for life-threatening inundation from rising water moving inland from the shoreline associated with a hurricane or tropical storm. Storm surge is often the greatest threat to life and property from a hurricane. The […]

A hurricane tracking storm surge watch is issued by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) when there is a potential for life-threatening inundation from rising water due to a hurricane. This watch is typically issued 48 hours before the anticipated onset of flooding. A storm surge is a dome of water that is pushed towards the […]

A hurricane warning storm surge watch means that there is a possibility of life-threatening flooding from a hurricane within the specified area, generally within 48 hours. Storm surge is a wall of water that sweeps across the shoreline, sometimes reaching heights of over 20 feet. It can cause severe damage to property and infrastructure, and […]

Coastal communities often face the threat of storm surges during hurricanes, which are walls of water than can cause catastrophic damage when they come ashore. To help mitigate this risk, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) issues hurricane prediction storm surge watches when there is a potential for storm surge flooding in coastal areas. A storm […]