Santa Cruz evacuated its wharf Thursday as the bomb cyclone continued to bear down on the coastal city, massively damaging piers and other structures along the way.
mebune. this what is left behind of the pier. an entire section of it just chomped and gone. near santa cruz, main beach, the fast moving storm surge rushed over the sand bars and really threatened to swamp the buildings. and then, we can tell you an iconic piece of california history destroyed. the famous cement ship. it sat at sea cliff state beach over 100 years but it lost its battle against the storm. the ss palo alto was broken and driven further apart from the pier. such a sad loss. once it had a dance floor, a swimming pool, and a cafe. it is now lost to time. the pier no match for the storm. a large section of it fell into the ocean. you see the force of the water. and those are the benches people used to take pictures, boom, gone. the power of water, something we have seen demonstrated not just by the ocean, but by raof ore. let s take a look at what s happening first alert doppler. we have a few showers lingering. this is the storm system that just refuse to go a
late news with sara donchey on cbs news bay area. i m reed cowan in for sara donchey. so tonight, we know many of you are knee deep from the cleanup from the monstrous storm. this is in the santa cruz county coastline area. the city of capitola undersiege from the surge pounding against the build ings. the churning sea was very serious. somebody had holiday plan out there just days ago. one of the biggest losses was the capitola pier. that video taken just as the pieces of wood were flying into the ocean. that raging surf meaning business. this is what is left behind of the pier. an entire section of it just chomped and gone. near santa cruz, main beach, the fast moving storm surge rushed over the sand bars and really threatened to swamp the buildings. and then, we can tell you an iconic piece of california history destroyed. the famous cement ship. it sat at sea cliff state beach over 100 years but it lost its battle against the storm. the ss palo alto was broken and drive