Erosion worries grow in St. Johns County as increased surf moves through

St. Augustine’s North Beach isn’t the way Peg Sherwood remembers it from a year ago.

She tells Action News Jax, “What was down here was a deck, there was a wood walkway that went out to the beach.”

Devastation is what’s left after Hurricane Matthew rolled through in October.

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Damage stretches along all 42 miles of St.Johns County shoreline, where $120 million worth of sand has washed away.

“I was shocked when I came in,” said Sherwood.

She was even more surprised Thursday morning when the tide was rolling toward the house.

“It was pretty bad last night. You can see the erosion there just the water coming down so fast,” said Sherwood.”

Action News Jax First Alert Meteorologist Garrett Bedenbaugh expects similar conditions tonight due to a low area of pressure just off shore.

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He explains, “That has the opportunity, with the increased surf today into tonight, to erode even more.”

St.Johns County Director of Public Works Neal Shinkre said the work to restore sand won’t start until June.

According to Shinkre, until that time, there’s no way to prevent erosion.

Sherwood said that’s not just scary, it’s a shame.

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