Storm Surge & Storm Tide. Storm surge and large waves produced by hurricanes pose the greatest threat to life and property along the coast. Storm Surge is an abnormal rise of water generated by a storm's winds. Storm surge can reach heights well over 20 feet and can span hundreds of miles of coastline. Storm Tide is the water level rise during a storm due to the combination of storm surge and the astronomical tide.
Peter Scalia. Actor. Peter Scalia is an actor, known for Midnight Cowboy (1969).
President Ronald Reagan announces the nomination of Scalia to the Supreme Court on June 17, 1986, as a result of Chief Justice Warren E. Burger's retirement. Scalia works in his office in Washington on July 28, 1986. Scalia, who was appointed in 1986, was the longest-serving justice on the Supreme Court. Scalia appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearings in Washington on August 6, 1986.