Tropical storms and hurricanes bring many life-threatening hazards, and while wind is rightfully regarded as a high concern, it is the water that is the most deadly.
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00:00Storm surge and rainfall flooding are the deadliest parts of a hurricane.
00:07Tropical storms and hurricanes bring many life-threatening hazards,
00:11and while wind is rightfully regarded as a high concern,
00:14it is the water that is the most dangerous.
00:17People envision storm surge as like this gently rising still water.
00:22Water comes up, it's inconvenient, and it goes back down.
00:26But it comes up much faster than most people can possibly comprehend.
00:32Storm surge is just one facet of the dangers of water.
00:35We're getting more people, unfortunately, to succumb to drowning from freshwater flooding,
00:40meaning traditional heavy rains and your roads and rivers swell and flood.
00:46Knowing when to evacuate and when to stay put will lessen your chances of becoming a victim of the water.
00:52People who are in the storm surge zone, you are the ones that when ordered to evacuate must go.
00:58If people do not heed the warnings ahead of time and people refuse to leave when asked to do so,
01:03they could still be in a very dangerous position.
01:06A dangerous position that is unnecessary if you don't need to leave your home.
01:11And if you're not in a storm surge evacuation zone, it is far better for you to stay put.
01:16For AccuWeather, I'm meteorologist Tony Loback.