Tropical Cyclone

Tropical Cycloneland, the winds in the right hand semicircle (NH) will pile up water alongthe coastline to the right of the storm track. If this occurs at the top of thenormal astronomical tide, abnormal rises in the sea level will occur,particularly if the water is piling up in narrowing inlets. The resultingflooding in low lying areas can be catastrophic. In one particularlytyphoon in Hong Kong in 1937, 11000 people were killed, largely bydrowning in such as a surge situation.24