Nor'Easter Pics (Beach Damage) (Surf City, Harvey Cedars: yard, island, pictures)

[VeradoDan]

Had some time this afternoon so I surveyed the island's beach damage. The worst was in Harvey Cedars, where there was a 20-foot cliff between the beach entrance and the sand. The streets were blocked off, but in my wisdom I chose to ignore this fact.

In my hometown of Surf City, it wasn't anything too terrible at all. If anyone would like large, hi-res versions of any of these, feel free to e-mail. They were taken with a Nikon SLR that's usually used for the mag and newspapers, so they look pretty cool in large format.

Harvey Cedars:

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Looks like some kind of jetty. I don't really hang out on the H.C. beaches too much, but I'm wondering if this was some kind of buried jetty or bulkhead that's now exposed with the erosion.

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Taken from the Surf City bay beach on 17th St. There was NO beach left there.

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This last one was from during the storm on Friday. My street got pretty flooded, and it was worse Sunday. About 8-inches of standing water in the backyard. Some got in our shed.

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[Gerania]

I didn't hear anything about this on the news inland. I had no idea that it was so bad. That beach in Harvey Cedars is a mess.

I was on that bay beach just a month ago. I'd never expect a bay side beach to take such a hit.

Bunch of pilings on the beach? That's intriguing. It runs parallel to the shoreline, so it's not really a jetty. A bulkhead? Maybe. You don't usually see those on an ocean beach, but it could have acted as a sort of sea wall. I might even be one of the boardwalks that used to be found on the island.

Thanks for the pictures.

[NewHomeHappy]

Beautiful photos !! My imagination tells me to look for buried treasure!!