Strong waves caused damage to Ventura Pier where water poured out to neighboring residences last December 11. Police officials had the location evacuated and closed temporarily.
Waves smashed and broke the wooden posts supporting the pier. At 7am, Venture Police Department confirmed that the structure was damaged and had to close the pier to the public. The area will have to be closed for some time because situation remains dangerous and unclear. The Ventura Pier will be reopened once proper assessment of the place has been conducted by the police.
The surging waters flooded the coasts as well as streets in the neighborhood. They have also crashed unto walls of the houses there. Because of the flood, Harbor Boulevard which stretched from Sanjon Road to California Street was closed
Citizens, especially surfers and swimmers, were warned to stay out of the beach due to the harsh weather conditions.
This is recorded to be one of the many large-scale surf events of the season as reported by weather forecasters.
It was expected that high tide was going hit the area around 8am and 10am. Emily Thornton, a meteorologist working for the Oxnard National Weather Service said that the waves were estimated to reach up to 4.5 metres causing coastal floods.
Even on December 10, surging waves were already reaching staggeringly high of up to 9 metres and the highest ones would be hitting beaches facing the Northwest. The breaking waves and rain are due to a low-pressure system pushing cold conditions coming from the Pacific Northwest and will be hitting beaches in Southern California.
Aside from the violent surf, a thunderstom accompanied with light hail is approaching the Morro Bay fast.
Advisories regarding violet waves have been issued since December 11, Friday and extended over the weekend. However, forecasts also see a decrease of such surfs on Sunday.
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