[U S Army EOD]

What they mean is the waves are going to be 15 ft tomorrow. What they mean by surge is that the water will be 30 feet deep and the waves will be on top of that. You will basically almost have a WALL of water 30 feet high coming at you. When it finally retreats, it will drag everything that will come loose back into the ocean. The surge can last an hour or two or much longer. Everything inland that is not 30 ft. above sea level will be covered. This is what happens in countries such a Bangladesh that have a very gentle slope away from the sea. That is why they have as many as 100,000 people drown in their equivalant of hurricanes.

[NautiNurse]

Yes, that is correct.

[PJ-Comix]

The surge can last an hour or two or much longer. Everything inland that is not 30 ft. above sea level will be covered.

SNIFF! Goodbye Virginia Beach!