IS like wind, surge can be the cause of hurricane? or are those effects?

Answer 1

Hurricanes are Tropical Cyclones

Wind
Storm Surge
Tornados
Flooding are all affects of a Hurricane (Tropical Cyclone)

See these links to help you better understand this type of weather.
Tropical Cyclones from the National Weather Service's Jetstream Online School for Weather
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/jetstream/tropics/tc.htm

Hurricanes Safety & Information
Natural Disasters Hurricanes
http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/00758/en/disaster/hurricane.html

Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/tcfaqHED.html

Hurricane Safety

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/hurricane/index.shtml

http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/pages/hurrsafety.php

The Only Source for Hurricane Safety Information
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/intro.shtml
En Espanol
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/espanol/intro_espanol.shtml

Answer 2

The wind and storm surge are effects from a hurricane, not causes. Ironically, to get a hurricane initiated, there must be very little wind in the atmosphere.

Answer 3

Yep, as usual cyswxman is on target.

Only thing I have to add is that wind is the result of the pressure gradient from the storm and the storm surge is mainly the result of the winds. (The lowered pressure of the eye is only a minor contributor contrary to some things I have read on the Internet.) Thumbs up to cyswxman

Answer 4

Hurricanes only produce storm surges which is more pronounced when the hurricanes cross the shore.