The storm surge from Hurricane Rita flooded the fields, turning them into shallow lakes.
The earth bank aims to protect homes against a one-in-100-year tide and storm surge.
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Strong winds, extremely low pressure and a storm surge during the high tides could cause flooding.
During Katrina, the storm surge coming up the Intracoastal Waterway destroyed a 4, 000-foot long floodwall.
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Salt water swamped several large fuel-distribution centers in New Jersey when Sandy's storm surge hit Monday night.
Violent winds, torrential downpour and a storm surge could result in wide-spread power outages and heavy flooding.
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Many of those areas face a renewed risk of storm surge and flooding from the winter storm.
The storm surge came from the Vermillion Bay, just off the Gulf Coast, so they're sending it back.
Barbara Deamicis, one of the two homeowners who has returned, lost her front steps to the storm surge.
Bangladesh, low-lying and with isolated villages, is extremely susceptible to the storm surge Sidr is expected to bring.
Storm surge: a rise in the sea surface on an open coast, often resulting from a hurricane.
Mayor Bloomberg said the storm surge had surpassed the highest forecast, but he expected waters to start receding.
Still, the storm surge is likely to be less than half that experienced during Sandy, Mr. Szatkowski said.
Power lines and trees fell on transit rail routes across the state and the storm surge damaged bridges.
Other metro areas where homes are expected to be at risk of storm surge flooding: Boston, Mass.
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However, the destructive potential of the storm surge was record high: 5.8 on a scale of 0 to 6.
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Isaac still brought with it a massive storm surge, not far below what Hurricane Katrina pushed six years ago.
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Isaac is bringing a large and dangerous storm surge to the coast from Central Louisiana to the Panhandle of Florida.
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Bureau of Meteorology spokesman Mike Bergin said that they are still expecting "a very significant storm surge" in the Pardoo area.
But of course, with the threat of a storm surge coming in, this was an objectively crazy way to set things up.
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The direction of the wind matters, too, because wind blowing to shore can drive a storm surge and lead to coastal flooding.
Storm surge there knocked out the train tracks that cross Broad Channel.
Coastal areas are at increasing risk from sea-level rise and storm surge.
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The previous highest destructive potential for storm surge was 5.6 on a scale of 0 to 6, set during Hurricane Isabel of 2003.
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Nonetheless, its storm surge -- joined by heavy wind, rain and tornadoes -- left a swath of destruction from east Texas to Alabama.
The fishing village of Wanchese, near the Outer Banks, was bustling Friday as commercial fishermen secured their boats against the likely storm surge.
In addition to fierce winds, "a dangerous storm surge is expected to produce significant coastal flooding" north and east of the storm's center.
So, it doesn't just take the winds, you still have to deal with the heavy rainfall and then the storm surge along the coast.
At first the Army Corps of Engineers said they thought the storm surge had overtopped the concrete flood walls, washing them out from behind.
Consider this: Hurricane Katrina hit the Louisiana and Mississippi area as a Category 3 storm, and the storm surge was 25 feet at worst.
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