It has been 5 days since Hurricane Ian made landfall in Southwest Florida, devastating the Fort Myers space.
Whereas Treasure Coast was spared main damages, some seashores sustained important harm and remained closed.
Seashores in Indian River and Martin counties skilled important erosion, officers stated. Injury in St. Lucie County was minimal, in keeping with spokesperson Erick Gill.
The severity of abrasion continues to be being assessed in every county as of Monday.
“Workers is assessing erosion harm in coordination with Federal Emergency Administration Company representatives,” stated Indian River County spokesperson Kathy Copeland. “Our focus proper now could be to take measures obligatory to make sure all seashore parks can open safely.”
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Solely three Indian River County seashores are open to the general public: Spherical Island, Treasure Shores and Golden Sands. The remainder of the seashores are closed attributable to security considerations, she stated.
All seashores in St. Lucie and Martin counties are open, officers stated.
In St. Lucie County, officers already are beginning to see a number of the sand wash again or reappear additional down the seashore, Gill stated in an e mail.
Officers had been assessing damages on its federal seashores Monday morning with the Florida Division of Environmental Safety.
In Martin County, the 4-mile stretch of seashore from the St. Lucie County line to Santa Lucea Seaside noticed “pretty important” erosion, which may be seen as a 3-4 foot drop-off on the seashore, stated Public Works Director Jim Gorton.
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County workers’s evaluation with the Military Corps of Engineers on Sunday revealed that fifty% of the full space was eroded, he added.
“We’ve seen a lot worse erosion than this, however within the quick length of time that it took for this to happen is fairly important,” Gorton stated.
A mixture of king tides, storm surge and six-to-eight-foot waves induced the erosion, he added.
Martin County officers are conducting a survey within the coming weeks to see if the eroded sand is offshore and anticipated to build up again onto the seashore naturally, or if a dredging challenge is required to replenish the seashore.
Olivia McKelvey is TCPalm’s watchdog reporter for St. Lucie County. You’ll be able to attain her at olivia.mckelvey@tcpalm.com, 772-521-4380 and on Twitter @olivia_mckelvey.