Fort Myers was in the direct path of the hurricane as it came ashore and ... the area that surrounds Fort Myers took the brunt of the storm surge. There's been suggestions from the local sheriff ...

As Hurricane Idalia batters the state of Florida, residents are fleeing the dangerous storm surges it has brought. The "life-threatening" coastal flood could bring ocean water up to 16 feet (5m ...

By the following day, almost every single person there had headed off the island, fearing the wrath of those same waters as Hurricane Ian ... Thursday morning, the storm surge had receded back ...

Storm surges often are the most deadly and destructive phenomena to accompany a hurricane or tropical cyclone. Here is an explanation of how they form and why they are so dangerous. WHAT IS A ...