A storm surge is when storm-driven winds push water toward the coastline. As the tide rises, the water overflows onto coastal ...

While 15 hurricanes have passed close to New Jersey since 1850, only one made landfall and ran through the state as a ...

After undergoing rapid intensification, Erick made landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast on Thursday as a Category 3 hurricane.

Hurricane Erick has strengthened into a Category 3 storm, threatening southern Mexico's coast with severe winds and rain. The ...

A forecast map from AccuWeather showed that Barbara was expected to track northwest off the coast of Mexico through Wednesday. The NHC said the hurricane was moving ...

Storm surge threatens southeast Louisiana. See what it looks like at 3, 6, and 9 feet, and how a levee system hopes to reduce, not prevent, the damage.

The Mexican government issued Hurricane Warnings from Acapulco to Puerto Angel, with various tropical alerts also in effect to the north and south of those Hurricane Warnings.

Powerful Hurricane Erick made landfall in Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca early Thursday as a major hurricane before moving ...

Hurricane Erick is on a path to strike Mexico as a powerful and intensifying storm Thursday. It’s the fifth named storm of ...

A hurricane’s wind pushes water easily, and as it approaches land, it easily rises over the ground. Storm surge is that rise in water, in addition to what would have already happened from normal ...

Storm surge is a rise in sea level caused by the strong winds and low pressure from a tropical system pushing water toward ...