Tag: Storm Surge

Learn About Our Presenters… “Rising with the Tide: Keeping Our Communities Above Water”

11/14/2021 - Our free online conference for Coastal Communities is this Wednesday, Nov 17th. Learn more about our presenters, and join us! PRESENTERS INCLUDE: Senator Angus King Since 2013, Senator King has served as Maine’s first Independent United States Senator. He's strong believer in the need for greater bipartisan dialogue and relationship building, and… SEE MORE

Coastal Communities Meet to Discuss Rising Water Levels. Join Us!

10/21/2021 - US Harbors is hosting an online conference with internationally renowned experts speaking on key aspects of rising coastal water levels. The purpose of the event is to help communities understand what is happening--and predicted to happen--with rising water-levels and learn about how to track, and plan for, these conditions. EVENT DATE/TIME:… SEE MORE

Storm Surge Causes Widespread Damage Along South Texas Coast

7/27/2020 - By Jonathan Munson. As expected, Hurricane Hanna made landfall at around 5 p.m. Saturday just south of Baffin Bay as a Category 1 storm. What was not expected was the size of its storm surge and the devastation it would leave behind. While the eye of the storm barreled into… SEE MORE

A $4.6 Billion Plan To Storm-Proof Miami

6/17/2020 - By Greg Allen. Thirteen-foot-high floodwalls could line part of Miami's waterfront, under a proposed Army Corps of Engineers plan being developed to protect the area from storm surge. The $4.6 billion plan is one of several drafted by the Corps of Engineers to protect coastal areas in the U.S, which… SEE MORE

Texas Army National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Zachary West

Hurricanes 101: Storm Surge

Extreme Weather

7/15/2019 - By Christina Edwards. Storm surge flooding is the greatest threat to life and property during a tropical system, and storm surge directly accounts to approximately half of the deaths associated with tropical storms and hurricanes in the U.S. As a tropical system inches closer to shore, the familiar tropical storm… SEE MORE