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 was appointed to the court in 1986, by President Ronald Reagan, as the first Italian American to serve on the supreme court. He was born in Trenton, New Jersey, in 1936 and brought up in New York City.