Storm Surge 24 : The dome of water that builds up as a hurricane moves over water. As this water comes ashore with the storm, it causes flooding that is usually a hurricane's biggest killer
USA Today, Hurricane, tropical cyclone glossary: Definitions of terms used to describe tropical cyclones, Information on this page adapted from: Hurricane Watch: Forecasting the Deadliest Storms on Earth by Dr. Bob Sheets and Jack Williams, Vintage Books, USA 2001. http://www.usatoday.com/weather/hurricane/glossary .htm, (ND/Hurr - Amer) {506}