Delaware coast slammed by Ophelia during high tide
The Delaware coast was soaked by coastal flooding from Ophelia's high winds and storm surge on Sept. 23. Elevating the storm's impacts during the afternoon was a high tide reported by Bill Wadell.
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00:00 This coastline is being clobbered by the waves and wind from Ophelia during
00:05 Saturday afternoon's high tide. Parts of the Delaware coast saw wind gusts at
00:09 top 60 miles an hour. Some streets in Bethany Beach flooded. Power crews worked
00:15 through the wind to fix downed and damaged lines. Officials are warning
00:19 people up and down this part of the Atlantic coast that water conditions
00:23 could be dangerous even after Ophelia is long gone.
00:26 12 to 24 hours afterwards you still could be dealing with some high surf,
00:30 certainly rip currents all over the place. And then on top of that I think
00:35 what a lot of folks may not understand is the fact that you could have a lot of
00:39 debris in the water that could cause an injury to swimmers or surfers who are
00:43 looking to take advantage of the waves. Along with this rough surf the ground is
00:48 saturated so officials say more trees could be coming down. In Bethany Beach
00:52 Delaware. For AccuWeather, I'm Bill Waddell.