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Surfside Beach sees minor morning flooding
Published November 10, 2009
SURFSIDE BEACH — Some village roadways were submerged early Monday after strong northeast winds pushed water toward the coastline and elevated tides, but the flooding had receded hours later.
The Surfside Shores subdivision and the areas near the jetties received about 2 inches of water Monday morning, Surfside Beach Police Chief Randy Smith said.
There were no reports of flooded homes, stalled vehicles or endangered lives.
Smith said water was atop low-lying roadways and yards before sunrise, but it had receded by 8:30 a.m.
“It was nothing we couldn’t handle,” he said.
The National Weather Service issued a coastal flood warning for Galveston, Chambers and Brazoria counties until about 3 p.m. Monday. Officials reported almost 5 inches of water in Jamaica Beach.
The tidal surge gate on the Old Brazos River lowered to block high water from affecting boats and waterfront businesses on the other side, Freeport City Manager Jeff Pynes said. No property on the river was affected by the high tides.
“The beautiful thing about the guillotine gate is its going to protect it from anything,” Pynes said.
The tides were being pushed in part by Tropical Storm Ida, which was spinning in the central Gulf of Mexico on Monday, the weather service announced. It had been building strength as it organized itself off Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.
The storm, which had reached Category 2 early Sunday with sustained 100 mph winds, was weakening as it moved toward the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Monday evening, Ida was about 40 miles southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River and about 125 miles south-southwest of Pensacola, Fla. It was moving expected to make land late Monday or early today.
Tropical storm warnings were in effect across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, where governors declared states of emergency.
While the weather service predicted rain showers Monday for Brazoria County, forecasters predicted mostly sunny skies the rest of the week with afternoon temperatures in the mid-70s.
Nathaniel Lukefahr covers coastal communities for The Facts. Contact him at 979-237-0151.
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