Money spent replenishing Jersey Shore s disappearing beaches to hit a record $3B
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Money spent replenishing N J s disappearing beaches to hit a record $3B
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catie beck has made her way to the outer banks. she s in nags head, north carolina. catie, when we checked in with you a few moments ago the wind and rain were pelting you and that seems to still be the case, although maybe to a lesser extent. reporter: yeah, absolutely. the wind is now coming in gusts so i ve got a slight reprieve for a few seconds and then you get one of these massive, forceful, powerful gusts. it definitely has been interesting this morning to watch the conditions deteriorate as the eye wall of dorian makes its way around the north carolina coast. getting closer you can feel the impacts of that closeness almost immediately. the other thing we ve been noticing is the disappearing beach behind us. we have about 15 feet before the water reaches this dune. yesterday theres with 200 yards of beach in front of us and now it s encroaching on the boardwalk where i stand. these conditions have definitely, definitely deteriorated. the other thing the governor is saying is t
approaching 100 miles per hour, a dangerous storm surge still making a big impact along the coast. another major problem at this hour, the power outages, nearly 400,000 customers across north carolina, south carolina, and virginia. trying to get through this volatile weather event without electricity. joining me now, katie beck in north carolina and today show co-host al roker. katie, first to you, obviously a lot of wind, a lot of rain where you are now. reporter: absolutely. yeah, after dorian made landfall in cape hatteras, we saw these conditions start to intensify. as you stand here it knocks the breath out of you. these gusts, they re powerful. we re noticing the disappearing beach behind us. even this morning there was maybe 100 yards of beach now that has shrunk to 15 feet and the water is encroaching upon us