Truro, MA (Truro- Ballston Beach)
Barnstable County
Storm Report
03/08/2018 | 9:30 am
Impacts Reported
Roads
Street/Road: Unspecified
Specific Impacts:
- Impassable (overwash)
Comments: Parking lot is closed, was totally flooded at high tide and during 3/3 storm.
Marinas and Harbors
Buildings
Specific Impacts:
- Water flow around or under buildings
Comments: It appears that the bluff eroded underneath several houses on the shoreline. There were 2-3 exposed pipes- I'm unclear what they were (perhaps wells).
Hazardous Materials
Beach
State: Damaged foot/bike path
Coastal Structures
Natural Resources
Specific Impacts:
- Eroded beach
- Eroded dune
- Eroded bank/bluff
- Overwashed beach/dune
- Wrack on wetlands
Comments: The initial barrier breach occurred in 2013, but tidal flow and waves went through the breach during this storm and the storm on 3/3. NPS has mapped the overwash width, analysis pending. It appears that water flowed up through the breach, to the parking lot and upland wetlands, depositing sand and leaving wrack behind.
Current Response
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