Definition
An abnormal rise in sea level during a storm, caused by strong winds pushing ocean water toward shore. This temporary flooding can reach heights of 20 feet or more above normal tide levels.
Etymology
From Old Norse 'stormr' (violent weather) and Old French 'sourge' (to rise up). The compound term emerged in the 20th century as coastal meteorology developed to describe this specific oceanographic phenomenon.
Kelly Says
Storm surges are nature's most powerful coastal bulldozers, capable of moving entire beaches inland and reshaping coastlines in hours! The 2005 Hurricane Katrina surge reached 28 feet high, demonstrating how these walls of water can travel miles inland through river systems.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
暴風雨 ውሃ
ba-fū-ru ʊ-wa
ARالعربية
موج عاصفة
mohj 'aṣṣafā
CACatalà
onada de tempesta
o-na-da deh tem-pes-ta
CSČeština
bouřková vlna
bou-rkova vlna
DADansk
stormflod
storm-flod
DEDeutsch
Sturmflut
shtoorm-floot
ELΕλληνικά
καταιγίδα
kata-yi-da
ESEspañol
olas de tormenta
o-las deh tor-men-ta
FAفارسی
جزر طوفان
jazr-e toofan
FISuomi
myrsky tulva
myrsky tulva
FRFrançais
inondation de tempête
ɛ̃ɔ̃-dɑ̃sjɔ̃ də tɛm-pɛt
GUGU
ચક્રવાતની લहर
chak-rava-tin lahar
HAHA
tashin sama
ta-shin sa-ma
HEעברית
גלי סערה
ge-li se-a-ra
HIहिन्दी
तूफान की लहर
toofan ki lahar
HUMagyar
vihar-árap
vi-har-a-rap
IDBahasa Indonesia
gelombang badai
ge-lom-bang ba-dai
IGIG
agbụ dị n'ime ọkụ
ag-bu di ni ime ok-u
ITItaliano
marea di tempesta
ma-re-a di tem-pes-ta
KKKK
қаршылық толқын
qarshilyq tol-qyn
KMKM
សមុទ្រ ក្នុង រដ្ឋ
sa-mut-tre k-nong rodt
KO한국어
폭풍 해일
pokgung haeil
MRMR
वाढत्या लाट
vaadhtya laat
MSBahasa Melayu
gelombang badai
ge-lom-bang ba-dai
MYမြန်မာ
cyclones
say-klones
NLNederlands
stormvloed
storm-vloed
NONorsk
stormflo
storm-flo
PLPolski
powódź sztormowa
pow-odzh shto-rm-ova
PTPortuguês
onda de tempestade
o-n-da deh tem-peh-stah-deh
RORomână
inundație de furtună
in-un-da-tie deh fur-tun-a
RUРусский
штормовое приливы
shto-rmo-voye pri-li-vy
SVSvenska
stormflod
storm-flod
SWKiswahili
wimbi la dhoruba
wim-bi la dho-ru-ba
TAதமிழ்
கடல் அலை
kadal aalai
TEతెలుగు
చ fıర్య
cha fıర్య
THไทย
คลื่นพายุ
khluean payu
TLTL
alugad ng bagyo
a-lug-ad ng ba-gyo
TRTürkçe
fırtına dalgası
fir-tına dal-ga-sı
UKУкраїнська
штормове припливи
shto-rm-ove pri-pli-vi
URاردو
嵐 کی لہر
ar ki lahar
VITiếng Việt
sóng bão
song bao
YOYO
áwọn ńlọ́wọ́ ìrọ̀
awon nlowo iro
ZUZU
amandla e-thunzi
a-man-dla e-thunzi