I just watched the tide crest in the Dog River Marina today at about
5:30 am. Watched it come over our finger pier and most of the access
dock. We are at the top of the marina by the road and bridge. Two
cars up by the gate have water up to the top of their wheels. There
is no pavement showing here and the tide crested on the entrance road
to the marina! Certainly it could have been much worse! The damage
to the pilings from previous storms is evident about 15 feet above our
current high tide mark, and there are a lot of rope burns high up on
these pilings as well.
We were put in a covered slip on the southeast end of the marina to
weather the Tropical Storm Ida. Ida had been a Cat 2 Hurricane Sunday
night with winds of 103mph, then was a Cat 1 Monday morning at 92mph.
On the fuel dock Monday morning the spring tide came to about a foot
below the dock. We took our canvas down and lashed everything down,
then stepped our mast so we could go under cover. Put out lot's of
lines. By the time we were tied up, Ida had been downgraded to a
Tropical Storm with 69mph winds. Concern was storm surge with the
3-5 foot storm tide and high tide in the early morning. Winds on the
nearby Gulf were 40mph. Lots of wind and rains the last 24 hours but
nothing really too bad here. Still rainy and windy this morning.
Dog River was a beehive of activity as they prepared for the storm.
The center of the storm was supposed to make landfall just south of
here on the western side of Mobile Bay and it is there this morning
over Mobile Bay. Radio just said 45mph winds on the bay still.
A lot of people worked very hard to secure the marina yesterday. High
marks to Dog River Marina in our book. Thanks!
Hope everyone is okay out there!
Be Safe.
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