11.   A storm surge of several feet will continue as the tropical storm comes ashore, causing additional flooding.

12.   A tsunami, a wave caused by a sudden shift in the ocean floor, is similar to the storm surge of a hurricane.

13.   Coastal communities have developed effective evacuation plans, which reduce the danger and deaths from storm surges.

14.   Coastal communities will be threatened, both by rising sea levels and by storm surges starting from higher levels and reaching deeper inland.

15.   Dorsey also is in the midst of a book tour the size of a hurricane-like storm surge.

16.   Driving winds cause storm surge, a wall of water that has the effect of raising sea level.

17.   Emergency rescues were necessary when a combination of storm surge and rain caused flooding, not only on the coast but also several miles inland.

18.   Freeport resident Bobby Tinker disappeared west of town when he tried to swim from a van that got stuck in storm surge.

19.   Hurricanes do not have a monopoly on producing storm surges.

20.   I should be trying to beat the storm surge of panic hurricane shoppers.