Cindy generated widespread 2 - 4 foot storm surges in the region, with a localized maximum exceeding 6 feet at Shell Beach, La.. (wxshift.com)
While the record 13.9 foot storm tide in New York Harbor during Superstorm Sandy was primarily due to the coincidence of the strongest winds with high tide, sea - level rise driven by historical climate change added more than one foot to that total. (impactlab.org)
Category 3 Storms have rarely hit Long Island since the 1800s; one was the great unnamed storm of 1938, which sent 15 - foot storm waters surging through what are now multimillion - dollar seaside homes. (thedailybeast.com)