Combined effect of storm surge, existing astronomical tide conditions, and breaking wave setup.
the combined heights of the storm surge and the ocean tide. If a storm surge hits a shore at the same time as a high tide, it can significantly increase the amount of flooding and damage.
The actual sea level resulting from the combination of actual astronomical tide and the storm surge.
The actual sea level resulting from the astronomical tide combined with the storm surge. This term is used interchangeably with "hurricane tide".
The total ocean elevation, including the astronomical tide, above or below a standard datum resulting from the passage of a tropical cyclone.
The actual level of sea water resulting from the astronomic tide combined with the storm surge.
A rise above normal water level on the open coast due to the action of wind stress on the water surface. Storm surge resulting from a hurricane also includes that rise in level due to atmospheric pressure reduction as well as that due to wind stress.
A storm tide is the observed level of sea water. It is a result of the normal tide plus the storm surge.
The actual level of seawater resulting from the astronomic tide combined with the storm surge. If the storm comes ashore during astronomical low tide, the surge will be decreased by the amount of the low tide. If the storm makes landfall during astronomical high tide, the surge will be that much higher.
1. Same as storm surge. 2. The height of a storm surge (or hurricane wave) above the astronomically predicted level of the sea.
A storm tide is a tide with a high flood period caused by a storm. Storm tides can be a severe danger to the coast and the people living along the coast. The water level can rise to more than 5 m (17 ft) above the normal tide.