The daily Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1961-current, January 19, 2018, WEEKEND EDITION, Image 5

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Newspaper Page Text5A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 2018 Photos by Brenna Visser/The Daily Astorian LEFT: Photographer and City Councilor George Vetter gets a shot of a wave cresting near Mo’s Restaurant in Tolovana. RIGHT: Extreme high tides Thursday crash into the stairs at Tolovana State Park. STORM WAVES POUND COAST The Daily Astorian The North Coast is used to crazy weather, but Thursday’s offering was especially impressive. There was tidal flooding in Nehalem and huge waves surged onto the road on the south end of Seaside. In Cannon Beach, foamy surf pushed right up to the Second Street barrier while people leaned over the railing above to watch. Thunder and lighten- ing made an appearance and a hail storm swept up the coast. Every once in a while the sky would dump buckets of rain, which would stop just long enough for people to feel confident about walking outside before it all started up again. A coastal flood warning was in effect for the area through Friday afternoon and the National Weather Service said offshore buoys recorded ocean swell heights of up to 36 feet Thursday morning. By the afternoon, wave heights were still near 30 feet and remained high through the evening. Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian The South Jetty at Fort Stevens State Park is pounded with waves during a storm as people watch the phenomenon from an observation tower in the background. Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian The observation tower at the South Jetty in Fort Stevens State Park was a popular place to watch the storm Thursday. Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Sea foam clings to rocks after being flung over the South Jetty during a storm Thursday. Sea foam clings to grass after being blown over the South Jetty by high winds. Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Mick and Karen French of Cannon Beach watch as a storm moves in at the South Jetty at Fort Stevens State Park.