In addition to the recovery plan, a longer-term study of the impacts of Opal and post-storm recovery processes will be conducted. The Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems is currently developing a plan for restoration and recovery of eroded shoreline areas within the Opal-impacted Panhandle region. Restoration and remedial assistance will be needed to ensure a full and rapid recovery of the beaches and dunes in the Panhandle, particularly in view of the economic importance of those beaches. Beach scraping and the rebuilding process will continue for months following the storm. Post-Opal response presented a number of problems including retrieval of sand which was transported by overwash processes, much of it containing construction debris, as well as, the potential of hazardous debris being buried in beach and nearshore areas. Structural damage assessments performed by the Bureau clearly demonstrate the effectiveness of the CCCL program in drastically reducing damages sustained by a major hurricane event. The structural damage to non-conforming structures generated large volumes of debris. The structural damage which occurred was primarily the result of structures not being designed and constructed to withstand the impacts of the hurricane. EDT Wednesday, tearing up beaches, washing away waterfront homes, ripping off roofs and. Although significant wind damage was observed, the most extensive damage in the coastal zone seaward of the State of Florida CCCL lines was the result of the storm surge and accompanying wave heights and erosion. Opal came ashore between Navarre Beach and Gulf Breeze, Florida, just east of Pensacola, about 6:30 p.m. Damage extended to a lesser degree into lower Gulf Coast counties including Pinellas through Sarasota. Structural damage, as well as, beach and dune erosion occurred throughout all of the Panhandle from Escambia to Franklin counties. It was upgraded to Tropical Storm Opal three days later, while near the Yucatan Peninsula. Opal was the 9th hurricane of the highly active 1995 Atlantic. Hurricane Opal started its life as a tropical depression on Sept. In terms of both coastal erosion and structural damage Hurricane Opal may prove to have been the most destructive storm ever to impact the coastal zone of Florida. Hurricane Opal was a major hurricane that formed in the Gulf of Mexico in September 1995. Hurricane Opal: Structural damage and beach and dune erosion problems along the panhandle coast of Florida
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