HURRICANE FLORENCE

Hurricane Florence was a powerful and long-lived Cape Verde hurricane that caused catastrophic damage in the Carolinas in September 2018, primarily as a result of freshwater flooding due to torrential rain.

Hurricane Florence ravaged the Carolina coast dumping rain and causing severe tree damage.  DRC was mobilized for a beach restoration project in Surf City and Topsail Island, North Carolina immediately following Hurricane Florence. The storm system displaced large amounts of sand off the beaches and into the right-of-way.  DRC used a variety of equipment to scrape the sand, screen it to remove particulates and debris, and then redistribute it along the beach.  The screening equipment removed undesirables like wood and trash at a rate of 80 – 100 cubic yards per hour. The pure beach sand was then loaded into dump trucks and distributed along the shoreline to rebuild dunes and contour the beaches.  DRC had contracts and equipment in place before the storm hit the east coast, ready to bring this beautiful beach back to normal.