NORTH CHARLESTON, SC (WCBD) - One of the common misconceptions about storm surge and inundation is that it's just a coastal problem. But that's untrue, especially in the Lowcountry.

Florida lacks the hilly topography that supercharged torrential rain into deadly inundations in Central Texas over the July ...

Storm surge happens when strong wind blows across the ocean. ... much of Padre Island, and North Beach will see an impact from storm surge first with just 4-6 ft of inundation.

Storm surge is an abnormal rise in seawater level caused by a storm, primarily hurricanes, and Inundation, on the other hand, refers to the flooding of land areas that are normally dry.

The storm surge moves with the forward speed of the hurricane — typically 10-15 mph. ... (MSL) inundation will occur. This number is known as the storm tide, not the storm surge.

Storm surge is defined as an abnormal rise in seawater level caused by a storm, primarily a hurricane, and inundation, on the other hand, refers to the flooding of land areas that are normally dry.

The NWS Wilmington NC issued an updated tropical storm warning at 4:40 p.m. on Saturday in effect until Sunday at 12:45 a.m.

A storm surge warning means “there is a possibility of life-threatening inundation, from rising water moving inland from the coastline, in the indicated locations,” according to the National ...

On Saturday at 11 a.m. the NWS Wilmington NC released a tropical storm warning in effect until 7 p.m. for Coastal New Hanover ...

WU's storm surge inundation maps for the U.S. coast, computed using NOAA’s SLOSH model, tell a frightening story.Depending on where its center makes landfall, a mid-strength Category 4 hurricane ...

Areas highlighted in red such as, much of Padre Island, and North Beach will see an impact from storm surge first with just 4-6 ft of inundation.