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Nor'easters Leave Significant Erosion At Salisbury Beach

SALISBURY (CBS) – Pounding waves during a pair of powerful nor'easters in less than a week caused significant beach erosion at Salisbury Beach.

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Erosion on Salisbury Beach in March 2018. (Image Credit: Larry Barnes)

Extreme high tides wiped out the 12-foot high sand dunes.

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(Image Credit: Larry Barnes)

The dunes were located in front of several homes.

The area of the beach erosion is near where the ocean meets the Hampton bridge, around the 8th Beach entrance.

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