A shallow coastal shelf makes cities along the Gulf of Mexico more vulnerable to storm surges during hurricanes.

Storm surge is a major threat from Helene, which is forecast to hit Florida as a major Category 3 hurricane on Thursday.

Hurricane Helene is now forecast to reach catastrophic Category 4 strength by the time it makes landfall in Florida on ...

Storm surge, hurricane and tropical storm watches and warnings were issued Tuesday for Florida's west coast from the Keys ...

The winds might have died down as Hurricane Helene dwindles, but dangerous storm surge and flooding rivers in Florida are ...

The surge could be 15 to 20 feet higher than normal tide levels, flooding dozens of communities along the Gulf Coast.

The small town of Steinhatchee in Florida's Gulf Coast region has been virtually wiped off the map from the tropical storm as ...

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St. Petersburg officials to cut power to the sewer treatment facility to protect the plant from unprecedented storm surge, ...

Hurricane Helene blasted not just water, but huge amounts of sand on to city streets in the heart of the St. Petersburg-Tampa ...

According to the latest forecast from the national hurricane Center, parts of Florida could see a storm surge up to 18 feet.

Tampa Bay area of Florida, particularly St. Petersburg, was hit hard by Hurricane Helene, which made landfall as a Category 4 ...