Storm surge is caused by three things. As hurricanes approach, the wind can push excessive amounts of sea water onto the shore, essentially raising the height of sea level. For example, if an area is ...

The Florida meteorologist who went viral when he recently reported on Hurricane Milton’s potentially devastating impact tells ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to continue around-the-clock efforts to pick up debris from Hurricane Helene until it’s no ...

Milton is now a Category 4 hurricane. There is an increasing risk of life-threatening storm surge and damaging winds for ...

Already powerful Hurricane Milton was again gaining strength Tuesday and could double in size before slamming into ...

Hurricane Milton, a powerful Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 145 miles per hour, kept tracking eastward ...

Milton is expected to bring catastrophic damage to Florida from potentially record storm surges along the Gulf Coast in the ...

The state’s plan to activate around 8,000 members of the National Guard could be the largest mobilization in Florida’s history, DeSantis said.

Hurricane Milton strengthened back into a Category 5 storm in the Gulf of Mexico late Tuesday afternoon and is expected to ...

Her home on St. Pete Beach flooded with nearly 4 feet of storm surge from Hurricane Helene. On Sunday, when her two sons ...

Hurricane Milton, which re-strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane Tuesday afternoon, is taking aim at Florida's west coast.

With reverse storm surge, especially in larger storms, the opposite happens, explained AccuWeather meteorologist Paul ...