The storm is expected to bring “unsurvivable” storm surge of up to 20 feet to the Big Bend area, according to the National Weather Service in Tallahassee, which called it a “nightmare surge ...

A storm surge is water that is pushed onto shore by a hurricane. It is rarely a "wall of water" as often claimed, but rather a rise of water that can be as rapid as several feet in just a few minutes.

Ian’s wind speeds were clocked at 140 mph, while its storm surge was as high as 18 feet in some areas. A tropical storm warning was extended to Surf City, North Carolina, while a storm surge ...