| runup |
| approach |
| coastal flood(noun, water, disaster, danger) |
| combination of low atmospheric pressure and strong onshore winds(noun, water, disaster, danger) |
| countdown(noun, approach, kickoff, warm-up, lead-in) |
| curtain lifter(noun, expression, approach, kickoff, warm-up) |
| curtain warmer(noun, expression, approach, kickoff, warm-up) |
| destructive rise in sea level above normal high-tide level(noun, water, disaster, danger) |
| fetch(noun, water, disaster, danger) |
| high flood(noun, water, disaster, danger) |
| hurricane surge(noun, water, disaster, danger) |
| inaugural(noun, approach, kickoff, warm-up, lead-in) |
| kickoff(noun, approach, warm-up, lead-in) |
| onset(noun, water, disaster, danger) |
| opener(noun, approach, kickoff, warm-up, lead-in) |
| opening gun(noun, expression, approach, kickoff, warm-up) |
| opening shot(noun, expression, approach, kickoff, warm-up) |
| outset(noun, water, disaster, danger) |
| piled-up water(noun, water, disaster, danger) |
| pileup(noun, water, disaster, danger) |