Maryland’s Eastern Shore cleans up after the storm

“The images that people were seeing on Facebook and twitter of the inlet lot covered in water and our low lying areas downtown, it’s very shocking,” Jessica Waters says.
“The images that people were seeing on Facebook and Twitter of the inlet lot covered in water and our low-lying areas downtown, it’s very shocking,” Jessica Waters says.  (Courtesy Ocean City Facebook)
Photos posted on the town's Facebook page on January 23, 2016 during the storm show the damage being done. (Courtesy Ocean City)
Photos posted on the town’s Facebook page on Jan. 23, 2016 during the storm show the damage being done. (Courtesy Ocean City Facebook)
The Army Corps of Engineers is helping the town replenish the beach after the storm. (Courtesy Ocean City)
“We got a lot less snow. We only saw about 3 to 5 inches,” says spokeswoman for the Town of Ocean City Jessica Waters.  (Courtesy Ocean City Facebook)
The town only got three to five inches of snow, but the damage was caused by the high winds and rain. (Courtesy Ocean City)
The town only got three to five inches of snow, but the damage was caused by the high winds and rain.  (Courtesy Ocean City Facebook)
Town spokesman Jessica Waters says the storm caused damage to the Pier. (Courtesy Ocean City)
Town spokesman Jessica Waters says the storm caused damage to the Pier.  (Courtesy Ocean City Facebook)
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“The images that people were seeing on Facebook and twitter of the inlet lot covered in water and our low lying areas downtown, it’s very shocking,” Jessica Waters says.
Photos posted on the town's Facebook page on January 23, 2016 during the storm show the damage being done. (Courtesy Ocean City)
The Army Corps of Engineers is helping the town replenish the beach after the storm. (Courtesy Ocean City)
The town only got three to five inches of snow, but the damage was caused by the high winds and rain. (Courtesy Ocean City)
Town spokesman Jessica Waters says the storm caused damage to the Pier. (Courtesy Ocean City)

WASHINGTON — As the D.C. area slowly gets back to normal after the storm, the Eastern Shore is cleaning up from what was essentially a nor’easter with high winds and rain flooding inlets and low-lying areas.

“We got a lot less snow. We only saw about 3 to 5 inches,” says spokeswoman for the Town of Ocean City Jessica Waters.

The storm brought high winds and heavy rain. The pier was one area left with damage.

“We did see similar damage during Hurricane Sandy where the eastern most part of the pier basically succame to the wind and tide,” she said.

The other issue along the beach is erosion. The Army Corps of Engineers has assessed the damage and is helping the town replenish the beach.

“The images that people were seeing on Facebook and Twitter of the inlet lot covered in water and our low-lying areas downtown, it’s very shocking,” Waters says.

Up the coast, other towns from Delaware to New Jersey didn’t fare as well.

In New Jersey, Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno and Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin visited the Ortley Beach section of Toms River, the Holgate section of Long Beach Township, Stone Harbor and North Wildwood.

Many homes were flooded on North Wildwood’s west side. Cape May, Stone Harbor and Ocean City saw record flooding. Parts of a bulkhead were damaged along the South Inlet section of Atlantic City.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said the flooding wasn’t as bad as it could have been.

Megan Cloherty

WTOP Investigative Reporter Megan Cloherty primarily covers breaking news, crime and courts.

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