OWLS HEAD, Maine – Video taken Wednesday captures the moment a cabin was swept onto a rocky shore in the town of Owls Head.
Owls Head, located in southern Maine, experienced a winter storm on Tuesday with strong winds that pushed water onto the coast and flooded homes.
After the storm, water levels reached about 14 feet by Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. This is above the flood stage of 12 feet for the area.
The video begins at around 9:15 a.m. with an underwater cabin. According to CL Alden, who filmed the footage, the hut came from a small nearby island.
“I've never seen anything like this before,” Alden can be heard saying in the video.
The cabin bounces up and down in the water, waves crashing and water spraying all around you. The waves then move the cabin closer and closer to the rocky shore, until the building is washed ashore.
This was not the only instance in which strong waves destroyed buildings during the storm.
On Wednesday, waves continued to crash against the shoreline southwest of Owl's Head in the Georgetown community, causing a diner to be torn from the building.
Heavy waves flooded many neighborhoods this week, as seen in the video below, and a home in Trenton, Maine was hit by waves.
More flooding and destruction continues this weekend along the Maine coast.
A severe storm warning is currently in effect for coastal Maine until Saturday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. Winds will be out of the southeast at 40 to 50 mph, with gusts up to nearly 110 mph. These winds could result in wave heights of 13 to 18 feet.
“Very strong winds could create dangerous sea conditions, capsize or damage vessels, and reduce visibility,” the NWS said.
The NWS said widespread moderate to major coastal flooding from historical water levels is expected as storm surge could reach peaks of up to 3.5 feet.
