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Originally Posted by 99 pewtercoupe
Looks like we may get some flooding
THIS STATEMENT PERTAINS TO STORM SURGE INUNDATION UP TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMALLY DRY GROUND FOR AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 95 IN NASSAU COUNTY.
- OCEANFRONT SURGE WILL LIKELY BREACH THE DUNE LINE IN THE OCEAN AVENUE AND NORTH FLETCHER AVENUE AREAS NORTH OF THE MAIN BEACH WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING ACROSS STREETS.
- MAJOR FLOODING OF THE EGANS CREEK GREENWAY IS EXPECTED. FLOODING ON STREETS NEAR THE JEAN LAFITTE BOULEVARD WILL OCCUR WITH WATER ENTERING GARAGES AND SOME LOWER LYING-HOMES. STORM SURGE INUNDATION ALONG NORTH FRONT STREET INLAND TO NORTH 3RD STREET, INCLUDING NEAR TIGER
POINT MARINA. FLOODING OF ROADS AND HOMES IS EXPECTED FROM BEACHWOOD ROAD SOUTH TO THE NASSAU SOUND BRIDGE. STORM SURGE WILL SPREAD OVER A-1A SOUTH OF THE ROUNDABOUTS.
- THE NASSAU SOUND BRIDGE WILL BE INACCESSIBLE DURING THE PEAK FLOODING AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. THE BRIDGE MAY BE PRONE TO SCOUR AND MAY NOT REOPEN UNTIL INSPECTED.
- WHILE WATER IS NOT EXPECTED ACROSS THE SHAVE BRIDGE CAUSEWAY, SPRAY AND WAVE RUN UP MAY MAKE THE BRIDGE IMPASSABLE AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. MOST OF PINEY ISLAND
AND OYSTER BAY HARBOR WILL FLOOD WITH WATER INTO GROUND LEVEL HOMES. U.S. HIGHWAY 17 WILL FLOOD IN AREAS SOUTH OF HEDGES TOWARD THE NASSAU RIVER, WITH HIGH WAVE ACTION ACROSS THE ROADWAY AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
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If we get flooding at our house most of the island will be underwater. We weren’t even required to get flood insurance, but we got it anyway since it’s subsidized by taxpayers in other states.
