The Dexes / Coastal Flood, High Surf & Storm Surge / 346450
Eventdex · Coastal Flood, High Surf & Storm Surge
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS
346450
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| Event typeevent_type | High Surf |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 346,450 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 57,730 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2011-09-01T16:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2011-09-04T04:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | CALIFORNIA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 1 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Fire Department/Rescue |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A massive southern hemisphere storm generated a large SSW swell that was tracked for days as it made its way north to southern California, where it arrived Thursday morning with 4 to 5 foot swells at 18-22 seconds. This swell generated surf of 5 to 6 feet with frequent max sets of 8 to 10 feet, with highest surf affecting Orange County beaches. Significant beach erosion occurred, along with pier and jetty damage as well as one injury. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | San Clemente Lifeguards reported damage to the San Clemente Pier when high surf caused two beams to break off in the middle section.|A female of unknown age was swept off a jetty in Dana Point, suffering significant scrapes and bruises.|Numerous beaches including Capistrano Beach were closed due to unsafe conditions and high surf. Significant beach erosion and flooding of nearby beach parking lots also occurred. |
| Yearyear | 2,011 |
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