Hi everyone. Just wondering how the beaches weathered tropical storm Ida. Especially Seagrove Beach. Garrett Realty said the steps down to the beach had to be extended due to the erosion of that much sand below the steps. I did not think we got hit that hard, so I was looking for verification. Anybody have first hand information?
How much beach erosion from Ida?
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I'll be curious to see the official reports or hear from BSiO2. Looked like there was a lot of sand pushed up and added from what I saw. Even some of the walkover steps looked like they had sand over a few more steps than before the storm. Perhaps they were built back further than some steps that people have reported sand missing.
There is always an area from One Seagrove Place to Legacy where storms expose a lot of peat. But the beach in front of our part of Seagrove never gets that.
Like I said on another thread, we had some erosion around the walkover, but everything else looks great, thank goodness.
This Walton Sun article has a roundup from various points, including the Whale's Tail and Rosemary:
Ida a low blow in South Watlon (PHOTOS) | photos, area, reports - Local News - WaltonSun.com
There was also some erosion in Inlet Beach, under that road (Pompano St., I think) the county just spent who knows how much $ rebuilding.
Ida a low blow in South Watlon (PHOTOS) | photos, area, reports - Local News - WaltonSun.com
There was also some erosion in Inlet Beach, under that road (Pompano St., I think) the county just spent who knows how much $ rebuilding.
Since you asked..;-)
That Brad Pickel guy quoted in the paper hit most of what I would say, but generally speaking it was a mixed bag this time. There was definitely some beach profile lowering in Seagrove where the peat was uncovered, but there was also some toe of the dune building in other areas (look on the Destin Log website at Whale's Tail- they got sand).
In western Walton County, most of the beach fared very well, but areas where the beach was narrow to begin with had dune impacts. Along 30-A in areas that were already narrow before the storm (Blue Mountain, Old Seagrove, Dune Allen), we saw some dune scarping but nothing like we have seen with some of the hurricanes. I guess there's not a cut and dried answer this time except to say that the more distance there is from the water to the dune, the less the impact.
I personally believe that the majoity of the sand that was eroded from the beaches and dunes is not "lost" this time, but is in the nearshore areas and will have a VERY good opportunity to be pushed back on shore with the winter and spring waves. I think you could see some wide flat beaches in December and January that are perfect for a stroll so make sure and enjoy them.
Our walkover had one support loosened and canted but no other damage. Our beach is definitely wider than it was, almost out to the first sandbar. It looks wonderful now but as anyone who lives on or close to the beach knows, it can change almost overnight. Right now it is beautiful!