Obviously with Hurricane Ida coming it’s all over the news. They’re saying storm surges could be several feet. I understand if it breaks a dam or a levy how the water can get that high. But how can a Hurricane bring so much water inland?
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Wind blowing unobstructed over the surface of the ocean will drag water along with it, just like how wind on a lake will whip up waves. The high winds of a hurricane push a volume of water with it making the sea level higher under the hurricane. As it comes ashore the water has nowhere to go but inland. That’s what storm surge is.
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