sTORM SURGE, AS WHEN THE SEA LEVEL RISES ABOVE NORMAL TIDE DUE TO THE "PUSH" OF A STORM. sHEDIAC bAY HAS A FETCH REACHING ALL THE WAY TO nEWFOUNDLAND... NUTS !!! There. When the wind blows at 100kph, as it is now, low coastal areas are prone to flooding. My buddy just called from Pointe-du-Chene, which is a coastal community within Shediac, New Brunswick. The ice is already scraping his house foundation and the surge is expected to crest about 17:00 AST. The waves are hitting the houses on the inland side of the steret he is on... ie, over his house and across the street. His wife is safe at work on higher ground so he's just loving it... his old Pontiac will be adjusted as soon as the insurance agent can get around to it. A sense of humour is good to have if you have no sense when you decide where to live. The poor dog is going nuts, but he says, "Hey, it's a purebred lab so it can swim if it has to."