Disastrous Storm Surge

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-008105",
  "term": "Disastrous Storm Surge",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A rise or piling-up of water against shore, produced by strong winds blowing onshore. A storm surge is most severe when it occurs in conjunction with a high tide.\n\n2. Water that is pushed toward the shore by the force of the winds swirling around the storm. This advancing surge combines with the normal tides to create the hurricane storm tide, which can increase the mean water level 15 feet or more.\n\n3. A propagation of water associated with intense meteorological and wind activity such as a tropical storm. The surge of water from deep into shallow waters and onto land is caused by wind forcing in the forward, shoreward direction and by pressure differential within a cyclonic storm that positions extreme low pressure over a section of ocean, permitting tides to rise above normal range.",
  "references": [
    "NOAA Glossary of Coastal Terms",
    "NOAA Coastal Inundation Toolkit Glossary",
    "Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/disastrous-storm-surge/"
}