Atlantic City (NJ) – The boardwalk in a rainy day (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Hours before a strenthening Hurricane Sandy was set to strike, Atlantic City was already getting battered so badly that chunks of the boardwalk were being ripped away by the strong surge.
Some residents who had not evacuated or sought out a shelter were beginning to panic. Major streets were flooded. Early on, a section of boardwalk already in disrepair gave way. But other sections followed.
An 80 foot section of the Boardwalk at Atlantic Avenue and New Hampshire Avenue in Atlantic City was destroyed by the pounding surf. All that remained was a pile of wood and rubble, according to an Atlantic City Public Works employee.
Most of the damage early on was toward the inlet. By 11 a.m., waves were seen crashing over the boardwalk, with big sections gone missing.
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