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ASWATHY.K.V
S1 CASAD, M Tech
ROLL NO:7
Hemisphere.
surge
Effect of waves
Powerful wind whips up large, strong waves in the
direction of its movement.
Rainfall effect
Hurricanes may dump as much as 300 mm of rainfall in
Central Pressure
Lower pressure will produce a higher surge.
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Storm Intensity
Stronger winds will produce a higher surge
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Local Features
Storm surge is highly dependent on local features and
barriers that will affect the flow of water
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Pressure Sensors :
Provide information about storm surge duration, times of
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Dangers of Surge
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Inland Surge
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A maximum
storm surge
of more than
25ft (8 m)
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Before Hurricane
Katrina
After Hurricane
Katrina
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New
Orleans,
Louisiana
August 8,
2012
Before
After
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Gopalpur in Odisha
October 2013
winds raging at
200km an hour
whipping up a
storm surge of a
over 3 metres
inundated
areas up to half a
kilometre inland
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