Storm Tide 1
Storm Tide 1 : Also called: storm surge, storm wave, tidal wave: (1) An abnormal rise of the sea along a shore as the result, primarily, of the winds of a storm. Because storm surge frequendy is the most dangerous aspect of a coastal storm, considerable research is currendy underway to ascertain its nature and predictability. Compare forerunner, hurricane wave, tsunami; See also: tidal wave. (2) The height of a storm surge (or hurricane wave) above the astronomically predicted level of the sea
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