Beach Erosion North Carolina
According to a state damage assessment report 90 percent of the beach stair accesses in topsail beach were damaged or destroyed.
Beach erosion north carolina. Topsail island appeared to sustain the most damage in the region with parts of surf city losing 25 feet of beach. Causes of coastal erosion as a general rule north carolina s beaches erode more in the stormy fall and winter months than in the calm summer months. Photos provided by surf city emergency management show the ocean scouring sand from beneath homes along north shore drive on sunday november 17 2019. It is not unusual for the mean high water line to move landward temporarily by 75 to 100 feet during the stormy season.
The town of nags head on north carolina s outer banks is known for its beaches. An eroding beach may lose several feet of sand a year. In september 2005 hurricane ophelia caused erosion along north carolina s outer banks. North carolina coastal federation.
Topsail beach takes on stormwater erosion 06 11 2020 by trista talton tracy skrabal right meets with topsail beach town manager michael rose left and an unnamed engineer at the end of rocky mount avenue which is a possible living shoreline site with potential to address streetside flooding. Beach erosion occurred on many south and north carolina beaches due to large crashing waves and above normal water levels. North myrtle beach s c. These forces cause north carolina s beaches to shift.
Erosion tends to occur faster in some areas than in others especially near inlets and capes where sand shifts rapidly. Wmbf members of the u s. The western carolina university program for the study of developed shorelines in a study released sunday found that it would be cheaper to purchase 347 properties in north topsail beach that are.