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Short Beach in Storm

September 3, 2011 by Steve Mentz Leave a Comment

I took this picture of my swimming beach a bit before high tide (11:05) on Sunday.

Here’s a YouTube video looking back toward the seawall that also gives a sense of it:

Short Beach in front of Pentacost

Some of the worst damage was from storm surge, down the street on Beckett Ave, where our neighbors’ garages, basements, and a couple of ill-parked cars (underwater in this photo) were washed out.  The storm hit us right at a 7′ spring tide, coinciding with the new moon.

 

Added: Video of us rescuing our dog, who ran into the still-surf covered road.

Filed Under: Blue Humanities, Weather Pictures

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Steve Mentz
Professor of English
St. John’s University
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