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Ocean City Floated Away (Almost)
By Brandon | May 12, 2008
Last night I awoke at 2 am to a pretty wild storm. The wind was howling, rain was coming down, and we lost power at least 4 times throughout the night (the carbon monoxide detector kept reminding me). Little did I know that it would only get worse during the day.
For those of you who are not familiar with Ocean City, it is a barrier island in New Jersey. Since the island is at sea level, rainfall just stays until it evaporates. Combine this with high tide (which was at 3pm ocean / 4pm bay), and you have one wet mix.
By 2 pm, the wind and rain was dying down, but none of the water was leaving the island. My mom told me that the OCPD would be closing all 4 bridges off the island at 3 pm (because of high tide), so I left immediately. Even at 2:30 (hour and a half before high tide), I could barely get onto the bridge.
Below are some pictures I took with my ghetto phone:
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This is on 34th Street (the bridge between my home and OC). And yes, that is the bay on the road (I am actually driving in the wrong lane, since the outbound lane is under that water) |
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Blitz’s Market on 34th Street. The large sign laying in the parking lot is not supposed to do that. |
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This was an old tree on the Tabernacle grounds, right in front of our office. It was about 5 feet from my boss’s car. |
For more pictures of the day OC almost floated away, check here: Down the Shore