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Reporter: NOW ALONG THE
OCEANFRONT THE WIND HAS BEEN
BUILDING THE SURF AND BUILDING A
STORM SURGE ALL DAY LONG.
Reporter: WE'RE LIVE AT THE
OCEANFRONT.
A LOT HAPPENING THERE, ART.
Reporter: YES, WE'RE CONTINUE
TO GO WHAT APPEARS TO ME TO BE
60 MPH WIND GUSTS OR MORE.
IT CONTINUES TO PUSH THE STORM
SURGE CLOSER TO THE BOARDWALK.
I'VE COVERED SEVERAL OF THESE
STORMS IN MY BUSINESS OVER THE
YEARS, AND MY EXPERIENCE IS THAT
THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING TO
DIFFERENT TO SEE.
FOR BETTER OR WORST, SANDY HAS
PRODUCED SOME SPECTACULAR
SIGHTS.
IN THE SOUTHERN TIP OF VIRGINIA
BEACH, WALTER HILDEBRAND AND I
SAW WINDS PICKING UP TEN FEET
COMING VERY CLOSE TO BEACHFRONT
HOMES, ABOUT TEN FEET.
THEN THERE IS ANOTHER BODY OF
WATER WHERE THE WIND HAS CREATED
THE EXACT OPPOSITE EFFECT.
THIS IS NOT A LUNAR-DRIVEN
TIDE.
IT'S A WIND-DRIVEN TIDE.
WHEN THE WIND BLOWS OUT OF THE
SOUTHEAST AND NORTHEAST LIKE
THIS, IT BLOWS THE WATER OUT OF
THE BAY.
AND YOU CAN SEE IT EMPTIES IT
OUT.
AS SOON AS THAT WIND SHIFTS OUT,
IT STARTS FILLING UP AGAIN.
Reporter: THE BAY THAT HE'S
REFERRING TO IS BACK BAY, A
NARROW STRIP OF LAN SEPARATING
THAT FROM THE OCEANFRONT.
THEY'LL CONTINUE TO KEEP THEIR
EYE ON THAT.
IF THAT WIND CONTINUES TO TURN
AROUND REALLY HARD THERE COULD
BE FLOODING ALONG THE BAY.
TYPICALLY MOST OF THE FLOOD
SOMETHING CAUSED BY THE WASH
FROM THE OCEAN ALONG THE ROAD.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO OH MONITOR
THAT SITUATION AS WELL AS THE
WAYS HERE ALONG ATLANTIC AVENUE