Story highlights Storm surge is a gradual rise in the water caused by a hurricane's windIt is often the greatest threat to life and property from a hurricane(CNN) Florida Gov. Rick Scott warned residents that Hurricane Irma could bring a potentially deadly storm surge when the storm passes along the state's west coast. "The threat of significant storm surge flooding along the entire west coast of Florida has increased," Scott said in a Saturday morning news conference. He said the storm surge could be as high as to 6 to 12 feet. But privately, you may be wondering (and you wouldn't be alone): "What is a storm surge?"

Source: CNN September 09, 2017 23:37 UTC