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 ...

Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre details the federal emergency efforts as Hurricane Helene is set to make landfall as a Category 3 with an "unsurvivable" 20-foot storm surge.

“A catastrophic and deadly storm surge is likely along portions of the Florida Big Bend coast, where inundation could reach as high as 20 feet above ground level, along with destructive waves ...

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.

Before the storm's landfall an 18-foot surge with huge waves develops in Lake ... A head of water almost 20 feet high destroys houses in the immediate vicinity of the breach and pushes others ...

"But, surge doesn't always match the wind category." For example, Hurricane Ike in 2008 was only a Category 2 when it made landfall, but it brought a 17.5-foot storm surge, earning it a place in ...

She said the county could also experience an 5 to 8 foot storm surge. "Due to that storm surge, beginning at 10 a.m. tomorrow we will be calling for Level A evacuations," she said. Residents can ...