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Hurricane storm surge, highest on record: The Bathurst Bay Hurricane produced an incredible 42-foot surge in Bathurst Bay, Australia, in 1899. Highest U.S. surge: about 24 feet (Hurricane Camille, 1969).
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Tom Skilling is chief meteorologist at WGN-TV. His forecasts can be seen Monday through Friday on WGN-TV News at noon and 9 p.m.
WGN-TV meteorologists Steve Kahn, Richard Koeneman and Paul Dailey plus weather producer Bill Snyder contribute to this page.
