Sentence examples for high storm from inspiring English sources
Because it lingered for five high tides, it was also known as the Five High Storm.
What wreaked havoc on New Orleans was the breach of levees due to high storm surge aided by strong winds.
To counteract increasingly high storm surges, proposals have been made to construct one or more solid barriers across the entrance to New York harbor.
An unusually high storm surge knocked out power in that part of Manhattan, and water flooding into the hospital basements disabled the hospitals' backup generators.
Levees have been reinforced to limit the chance of being washed away if overtopped by an especially high storm surge – a key improvement since Katrina.
On some beaches a berm several metres wide may be laid down each summer and destroyed each winter by high storm waves.
For instance, high storm-water levels, fewer wave actions and straight-from-city water flow all contribute to pollution levels.
winds and potential 18-foot-high storm surges.
The threat of sea-level rise actually, its ongoing reality has been on many more minds since New York and surrounding areas were walloped during Hurricane Sandy by a record-high storm surge, abetted by a water level that has risen steadily over the last century.
"Stronger storms cause higher storm surges, which often cause the most destruction and loss of life".
If the highest storm surge arrives at or near high tide, the total "storm tide" will be maximized.
