{ High Tides + High Winds } Flooded Oceanfront Homes in Campbell River this Morning…

The beach is on the road on the Old Island Highway in parts of Campbell River today.

The storm last night and this morning has thrown all sorts of beach debris on the Old Island Highway. Some poor soul, who parked his car on the side of the road with a “For Sale” sign on it, will find his car this morning completely blocked by logs swept in by the ocean. I’m guessing there will be some damage on the car from all the logs and rocks…

I stopped by two homes where the residents were standing outside discussing the mess they find themselves in this morning.

They said they suspected something like this would happen. High tides and high winds are the perfect recipe for storm like this.

“The dog was startled last night by a wave hitting the second story bedroom window”, home owner Kath Brown told me.

Kath, who lives in an oceanfront home on the Old Island Highway, says the last time her home flooded like this was 7 years ago. At that time the flood was a result of poorly serviced culverts which overflowed and caused water to flood down over the highway from the rivers and streams into her home. This time, the water is coming from the other direction.

When I asked her how long it took for her insurance company to help her out with the repair last time, she said that she didn’t think her insurance would cover this kind of thing.

As Kath headed into her home wearing pj’s and her rubber boots, she remarked with half a grin, “I had plans to be in the garden tending to the snowdrops that are popping up, guess I won’t be doing that today!”