Holden Beach took a beating from Tropical Storm Ana as she crawled north last weekend, see photos posted below.  The persistent onshore winds led to significant beach erosion  in certain areas. The east end fared well with no significant erosion.  Homeowners from the 200 block of OBW and west had more beach loss.  There is a significant escarpment and some homes have lost their steps down to the beach.  The escarpment is approximately five feet tall in the 300 block and eight feet tall in the 500 block.

Flooding was observed on Scotch Bonnet, Tuna and there was standing water on OBW.  Many houses have lost shingles or vinyl siding.  Blown over trash cans and portapotties were also common.

Ana Stats

Tropical Storm Ana made landfall between Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach at 6:00 a.m. EDT on Sunday, May 10.  The National Hurricane Center downgraded Ana to a tropical depression at 2 p.m. EDT on Sunday.  Ana originally formed as a subtropical storm off the coast of the Carolinas Thursday night.  Early Saturday morning, the National Hurricane Center upgraded Ana to a Tropical Storm.

Winds gusted up to 59 mph near Southport, and up to 55 mph at the Ocean Crest Pier on Oak Island.  A wind gust to 60 mph was reported at a buoy south-southeast of Cape Fear, North Carolina on Saturday evening.  In South Carolina, a peak wind gust of 50 mph was measured in North Myrtle Beach early Sunday morning.  Ana brought rain along with the wind, Southport picked up 6.39 inches and North Myrtle Beach received 6.16 inches.

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