Storm surges are caused by a hurricane's high winds, which pile up a "mound" of water along the front of the eye as the storm moves forward.

飓风的狂风导致风暴潮，在面前堆起一座“水堤”随着风暴往前移动。

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We had driven close to our chosen destination in uninhabited country before the front edge of the storm hit us with the first rain and promised heavier rain blowing rapidly toward us.

我们已经驱车接近到达所选定的无人居住的地方，那里是雷风暴以它的第一场猛雨来袭击我们的前沿，它似乎在告诉我们会有更大的暴风雨。

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They typically occur in the lower atmosphere ahead of a storm front.

它们通常于暴风雨前在低层大气中露面。

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Although many are talking about Hurricane Sandy, the other storm front that is heading towards the hurricane has already closed off a major Canadian Highway in Wawa, Ontario.

FORBES: Before Hurricane Sandy, There Was Wawa

The vast storm front shattered homes and businesses around the Midwest and South with tornadoes and high winds.

WSJ: 2 dead after storms rake South, move to Northeast

The demolished home was one of many in the Georgia city of Adairsville splintered by a massive storm front that punched across the Southeast on Wednesday and then began heading over the densely populated Eastern seaboard early Thursday.

NPR: 2 Dead After Storms Rake South, Take Aim At East