Storm Surge & Storm Tide. Storm surge and large waves produced by hurricanes pose the greatest threat to life and property along the coast. Storm Surge is an abnormal rise of water generated by a storm's winds. Storm surge can reach heights well over 20 feet and can span hundreds of miles of coastline. Storm Tide is the water level rise during a storm due to the combination of storm surge and the astronomical tide.
Peter Scalia. Actor. Peter Scalia is an actor, known for Midnight Cowboy (1969).
Scalia's replacement: Obama joins his Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland, in the Rose Garden of the White House in March. But Republicans have vowed to block any replacement for Antonin Scalia until a new President takes office.