A first-of-its-kind virtual reality experience is now available to educate coastal residents about the dangers of hurricane ...

The result can be catastrophic: During 2022’s Hurricane Ian, the agency found that the storm surge along Florida’s southwest coast pushed water levels to 15 feet above ground level in some ...

“Sea-level-rise is raising the launching point for storm surge during hurricanes,” Gambill ... The National Hurricane Center has already agreed to integrate the VR experience into their ...

Hurricane Helene was the deadliest ... the NHC found at least 175 people were killed in the U.S. during Helene's flooding rain, high winds, storm surge or tornadoes. Another 71 people died after ...

In Florida, Helene caused record storm surge ... killed in North Carolina by Hurricane Helene. Major highways and interstates in the state were wiped out during the storm, and some remained ...

According to the BOM, a storm surge is an abnormal rise in sea level above the normal tide levels, driven by strong winds pushing water toward the coast as the cyclone approaches. Meanwhile ...

It’s only spring, but some weather forecasters are already focusing on this year’s Atlantic hurricane season. The season, ...

That was about 4.5 feet higher than the water level recorded during Hurricane Idalia two years earlier. Well to the south, storm surge levels in the Tampa Bay area measured 5 to 7 feet ...

The major storm made landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida on Sept. 26, 2024, before going on to devastate Appalachia.