Nor’easter brings powerful waves that pound Volusia County beaches

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — The nor’easter brought strong winds and powerful waves that hammered the Volusia coastline on Saturday.

Volusia County removed most of its life guard towers and traffic signs from the beaches in anticipation of the storm.

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Some signs still got swept up in the ocean as the high tide reached the dunes and ramps on some parts of the beach.

The cooler weather along with it being the off-season for the area meant mostly locals were out checking on the waves.

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Antwonie Forehand said he’s postponing his fishing plans until tomorrow.

“They’re really rough, probably good for surfers, but I wouldn’t advise anyone to go out here it’s really, really bad,” Forehand said.

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Volusia County Beach Safety spent the morning assessing the coastline and had to temporarily close one of its bathrooms due to some damage.

Captain Tammy Malphurs told Channel 9 it’s likely we will see some erosion along the coast, which she says may actually be beneficial.

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“If we get a little bit of erosion that won’t be bad. We have those soft sand issues we’ve been dealing with for the last few months. Hopefully, this will take care of that,” Malphurs said.

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