Hurricane Gustav

Im sure its about the same all up and down the beach, I guess I am just wishing it wont be as bad there since we will be there this Friday. Its really small in the grand scheme of things. Just hope everyone remains out of the water and stays safe, especially the chidren!!

Thanks for the frame of reference to where WC is, I really appreciate it DuneLaker.

You may see some peat or clay (black and brown) that has been uncovered a little to your east, and little black specs (ilmenite) that has been washed around and formed a crusty layer on top of the sand, but overall the beaches and water should be inviting. Welcome and enjoy the beach.

The surf is gonna be good later!!!!!!! WOOO HOOOO!!!!!! the buoys are dropping and the wind should start letting off. The county has closed all the beach accesses again.:angry: WTFO?

You guys think the beaches will be open anytime this week? My sister is down at Blue Mountain this week, first time one of her kids as ever seen the beach.

Looks like sheriff deputy (or someone who can whistle really good and has a lot of official looking black stuff on his/her belt) just walked out from Eastern Lake walkover. Whistled at some people who had their kids in a big yellow float in the surf near the outfall. He waved them in. Just heard whistle number two.

WHAT IDIOT PARENTS!!!!!!!!!! They should have Kids taken away from them...

UNBELIEVABLE



We just had a BEAUTIFUL baby girl in Dec. 07, I just dont understand the logic of people.

You may see some peat or clay (black and brown) that has been uncovered a little to your east, and little black specs (ilmenite) that has been washed around and formed a crusty layer on top of the sand, but overall the beaches and water should be inviting. Welcome and enjoy the beach.

Lots of ilmenite at WaterSound. Looks like a lot of sand is being pushed up to the dunes in front of the Crossings at WaterSound. To the east and west an occasional wash makes it up to the dunes but no dune cutting. I'll bet a lot of dunes are being cut around BMB with walls and tubes exposed.

Looks like sheriff deputy (or someone who can whistle really good and has a lot of official looking black stuff on his/her belt) just walked out from Eastern Lake walkover. Whistled at some people who had their kids in a big yellow float in the surf near the outfall. He waved them in. Just heard whistle number two.

My God, that's insane.

Lots of ilmenite at WaterSound. Looks like a lot of sand is being pushed up to the dunes in front of the Crossings at WaterSound. To the east and west an occasional wash makes it up to the dunes but no dune cutting. I'll bet a lot of dunes are being cut around BMB with walls and tubes exposed.

Thanks Kurt, that's what I have been hearing, and what is to be expected in WaterSound as it has wider beaches then most areas. The areas to watch are always the same along 30A:
Inlet Beach near Rosemary
west of Eastern Lake on Eastern Lake Road where TNJed took his pictures
Old Seagrove
Blue Mountain, and
Dune Allen both in front of Gulf Place and west of the Dune Allen Regional Access.

Fortunately, western Walton County, which used to be the worst, is no longer on the list as high as it used to be.

Walton County is lucky we have a lot of natural state parks and a few developments that built back along our 26 or so miles of beach that take care of themselves and haven't been compromised by walls, excessive walkovers and buildings.

Here are a couple of photos of the beach walkover between Thyme Street and Forest Street in Old Seagrove. The first photo was taken about a week ago (8/22), before T.S. Fay. The second photo was taken this morning at about 9:30 a.m.

Quite a contrast!

The other 2 photos show the beach to the east and west.

Here are a couple of photos of the beach walkover between Thyme Street and Forest Street in Old Seagrove. The first photo was taken about a week ago (8/22), before T.S. Fay. The second photo was taken this morning at about 9:30 a.m.

Quite a contrast!

The other 2 photos show the beach to the east and west.

amazing photos! thanks.

Okay, all these tornado warnings are starting to freak me out! :shock:

WaterColor Sunday around 3pm

WaterColor Monday around 11am

^5 jf.

....no one puts storm chaser in the corner.

....no one puts storm chaser in the corner.

Gustav gusto?

Hi, all! We got socked with Faye here in St. Augustine, and now are getting worried about the new Hurricane Hanna. Just got our first load of branches hauled off and trimming more. Been watching the Weather Channel today (family in N.O. and southern MS) and keep hearing about the Panhandle. How is everyone fairing? Are the beaches getting pounded? Take care, Auggie Gal.

Mother Nature doesn't take checks! I could give a rats ars about ocean front homes and I hope the turtle nest were moved before all of this. People may be surpised when they see more sand on the beach where there is no development and less where there is development?

We were out around the Sycamore View Rd area here in Memphis today taking something to my son's apartment and decided to ride through the parking lots of the motels on Macon Cove and Sycamore View Rd., and there are at least 15 to 20 motels, just to see how many Louisiana cars there were. Every parking lot was full up with LA vehicles and one or two Mississippi vehicles from Hancock and Walthall counties wherever that is.

There are two motels right near our house and they were full up with mostly LA vehicles, a couple of MS vehicles also. Not surprised.

It has been very cloudy here over the past several hours. The temperature is 86 with a slight heat index according to our closest weatherbug station, with 19mph wind gusts so far. I am sure this is partly from the gulf, just haven't gotten the rain yet. But I think we will be getting it possibly tonight and tomorrow through like Thursday or Friday for sure.

Many people came up here with their pets and found out certain motels did not allow pets. Those pets are being put up at the new Humane Society building here that is out on Farm Rd., a huge facility. But I have seen many dogs being walked outside by their owners at some of the motels. Glad they are allowing them. There are supposedly 28,000 evacuees here.

Water at bottom of the stairs in Seagrove. White sand is gone , lots of the black stuff visible. No rain, little wind.

That's what I saw just before we left today. So much sand is gone. Water is past our sand fences. Just hope we don't have to pay for a new walkover.

Hi, all! We got socked with Faye here in St. Augustine, and now are getting worried about the new Hurricane Hanna. Just got our first load of branches hauled off and trimming more. Been watching the Weather Channel today (family in N.O. and southern MS) and keep hearing about the Panhandle. How is everyone fairing? Are the beaches getting pounded? Take care, Auggie Gal.

Haven't really been out & about .... but did take a quick peek down at Blue Mountain Beach and it looked like the water is breaching the dunes / bottom of the boardwalk. It's been windy but and there have been off and on tornado warnings ...

That's what I saw just before we left today. So much sand is gone. Water is past our sand fences. Just hope we don't have to pay for a new walkover.

I'm guessing that when the storm surge recedes, the normal water line will be much further out. I can already see a lot less height to the waves than from about 8:00 this morning.

Kids are outside playing. Not ours, someone else's. At least they aren't in the water. :roll:

Looks like St. Augustine is on the very outskirts of Hanna. Good luck.

Mother Nature doesn't take checks! I could give a rats ars about ocean front homes and I hope the turtle nest were moved before all of this. People may be surpised when they see more sand on the beach where there is no development and less where there is development?

Traditionally the sand builds up near the coastal dune lakes. It's the areas in between that have the biggest issues. A geologist explained that the development doesn't really impact mother nature too much. It's the attempts to correct her that generally fail and when they do it is a much greater impact than if nothing was done.