Weekend Nor'easter Batters Lowcountry Beaches and Homes
Beachfront homeowners in Wild Dunes, Isle of Palms, experienced the worst erosion in decades over the weekend.
Homeowner Jimmy Bernstein described the situation as "helpless" and "mental anguish" as water washed over sandbags meant to protect his home.
"You're helpless... It's mental anguish,"
Bernstein's raised, beachfront home is at risk of crumbling as sand washes away, with the concrete inside his garage potentially falling into the ocean for the fourth time.
"I'm in danger of the slab falling into the ocean... It would be the fourth time."
The combination of high tide and last week's king tide has created chaos on the island, with constant pounding of large waves against Bernstein's home.
"It just pounds against the house, constantly,"
Author's summary: Nor'easter causes worst erosion in decades.