Photos from Hurricane Earl, 2010


 

PHOTOS FROM HURRICANE EARL, 2010

Photos by Janet Fisher, Jerry Sipes, Matthew Turlinski and Alan Henney.

 

Two Coast Guard rescue boats make their way to the Ocean City Inlet around noon as Hurricane Earl passes the coast. They, like Rehoboth Beach lifeguards, used the opportunity for training purposes.

Around 11 a.m., a Rehoboth lifeguard on Wilmington Avenue said a man was screaming at them because he was not happy that lifeguards went into the ocean, but would not allow others to enter as well.

This is the Ocean City surf around noon on Friday, as Earl approached.

 

The mild weather conditions were favorable for visitors wanting to catch a glimpse of a passing hurricane.

The beach in Rehoboth escaped with some erosion and dune fence damage. Some areas actually gained sand. The section of dune fence, between Olive and Virginia avenues, appeared not to have been completely installed. It was only secured at the top. The surf reached the dune line around noon on Olive Avenue. Accumulating sand soon pushed it back.

Rehoboth Beach lifeguards reported for work as usual. But their stands had been removed from the beach. They improvised and stood guard throughout the day and kept beach goers from trying to swim.

The sunset the previous evening was beautiful, as well as the clouds after the hurricane past. This is the Brighton Suites and was taken from the 3rd floor of the Lighthouse Inn B&B on Delaware Avenue.

A seagull stands in the surf as the last of Earl washes sea foam onto the beach.

The surfers came out after the lifeguards went off duty. This surfer road several of Earl's waves to shore.

City workers collected the town's trash cans and stored them in the boardwalk pavilions until the storm had passed.

It was a media circus, starting days before Hurricane Earl was schedule to pass the coast. Here is WCAU-TV reporter, Tim Furlong, doing a live shot from the dune crossover at Rehoboth Avenue on Thursday. His report included interviews with Samantha Coveleski and Ken Simpler (click on "Hurricane Earl: Dangerous Seas in Delaware" mid-way down page).

 

Also on Thursday, WMDT-TV's Ryan Hughes interviewed RBP Capt. Kent Buckson.

 


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