In the Philippines our most devastating storm surge is typhoon Yolanda. However we are not the only people who experienced such a strong storm surge. The US also experiences a storm surge called Hurricane Sandy. According to the Climate Science Hurricane Reviews (October 29 2014) on October 28, 2012, a giant, misshapen hurricane made a left turn from its previous northward trajectory over the Atlantic Ocean and headed for the New Jersey coast. On the evening of October 29, following a track never before seen in one hundred sixty years of Atlantic hurricane observations, the center of the storm made landfall near Atlantic City. However the death toll was low compared to Hurricane Katrina’s, and extremely low compared to those of the worst tropical cyclone disasters in recent history worldwide.
Another example is Hurricane Katrina. On August 29 2005 Hurricane Katrina makes landfall as a Category 3 storm with 127 mph winds between Grand Isle, Louisiana, and the mouth of the Mississippi River at about 6 am. According to the NOAA Hurricane Katrina is a prime example of the damage and devastation that is possible. At least 1500 people lost their lives during Katrina, and many of those deaths occurred because of storm surge, either directly or indirectly. Katrina also caused well over $100 billion in damage from its surge and winds.
Storm surge can now be predicted through advance computer models are used to simulate the weather conditions in a severe storm to learn how it can cause coastal inundation conditions. The SLOSH (Sea, Lake, and Overland Surges from Hurricanes) model simulates surge from tropical storms to predict potential storm surge impact. NOAA has several models, such as an extratropical storm surge model that predicts surge and its impact from extratropical storms.
Sources:
http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2014/10/storm-surge-hurricane-sandy/
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/23/us/hurricane-katrina-statistics-fast-facts/
http://www.stormsurge.noaa.gov/
Another example is Hurricane Katrina. On August 29 2005 Hurricane Katrina makes landfall as a Category 3 storm with 127 mph winds between Grand Isle, Louisiana, and the mouth of the Mississippi River at about 6 am. According to the NOAA Hurricane Katrina is a prime example of the damage and devastation that is possible. At least 1500 people lost their lives during Katrina, and many of those deaths occurred because of storm surge, either directly or indirectly. Katrina also caused well over $100 billion in damage from its surge and winds.
Storm surge can now be predicted through advance computer models are used to simulate the weather conditions in a severe storm to learn how it can cause coastal inundation conditions. The SLOSH (Sea, Lake, and Overland Surges from Hurricanes) model simulates surge from tropical storms to predict potential storm surge impact. NOAA has several models, such as an extratropical storm surge model that predicts surge and its impact from extratropical storms.
Sources:
http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2014/10/storm-surge-hurricane-sandy/
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/23/us/hurricane-katrina-statistics-fast-facts/
http://www.stormsurge.noaa.gov/