OCEAN CITY, Md. — The approach of Hurricane Leeis making for some very rough surf in Ocean City.
Visitors and residents captured a few impressive images of the coastline, which appeared to have almost totally covered the beach in some areas.
Lt. Ward Kovacs, with the Ocean City Beach Patrol, said there is "very heavy surf" and it's expected to worsen through tomorrow afternoon, due to the off-shore hurricane.
The surf is expected to continue building through tomorrow.
There are swimming restrictions in place, and Kovacs said there have been a couple of injuries to swimmers.
Although he noted "we get storms like this every year," he said it remains to be seen what will happen by Sunday.
Assateague State Park has red flag conditions. No swimming, no lifeguards on duty. Use extreme caution near the ocean, look out for high surf, strong currents & extremely dangerous rip currents. Red flag conditions may continue this weekend, always check the flags when visiting. pic.twitter.com/yhRRBvaSmy
— Maryland DNR (@MarylandDNR) September 15, 2023
