1.   An overnight tidal surge had washed over the floors, and the foundation was gone.

2.   Bonnie slowed as it passed near Wilmington, spurring predictions that the huge storm would hurl sustained winds and tidal surges throughout today as it plodded northward.

3.   After the green tidal surge, the pumpkins began to swell.

4.   But the tidal surge apparently never happened.

5.   Care is required because the approach is guarded by submerged rocks, but seeing the ferocity of the tidal surge from the ocean side is worth the effort.

6.   Elsewhere, tidal surges have swept away houses.

7.   Experienced commanders know how many clever battle plans literally bog down in rainstorms, mud and tidal surges.

8.   For all the scientific uncertainty about global warming, they insist that the weather has been getting stranger in recent years and has produced some unprecedented tidal surges.

9.   He said the tidal surge and heavy rainfull could cause severe flooding as the storm moved farther inland beyond Kenedy County.

10.   In New Jersey, with tidal surges expected to run much higher than normal, officials expressed concern about possible shoreline flooding and beach erosion.