Experts talk Coastal Bend erosion stats [Video]

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coastal Bend is already seeing impacts from Tropical Storm Francine, with this being the third storm that has produced coastal flooding in our area this hurricane season.

Director of Community Engagement Jace Tunnell at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi said he hasn’t seen this kind of beach impact in years. 

“The last time I saw this amount of beach loss was probably with Hurricane Hannah that came through and that’s the one that took down Bob Hall Pier,” he said.

Texas General Land Office Deputy of Coastal Resources Angela Sunley said that even with an active hurricane season, the Coastal Bend is still seeing average levels of erosion.

“We average around two-to-four feet of erosion a year along the …