10/7/2022 FL-VL-42 Daytona Beach Shores 1.8 SSE 0.00 7AM: 63f, CLEAR, WIND LIGHT WNW. INTERNET RESTORED YESTERDAY, SO FL-VL-42 DAILY REPORTS NOW AVAILABLE. POST-IAN CLEAN-UP CONTINUES IN DAYTONA BEACH AREA. PERSONAL OBSERVATION DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE LONG-DURATION STRONG TROPICAL STORM (NUMEROUS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF HURRICANE FORCE) AS FOLLOWS: MAX SUSTAINED WIND SPEED = 65-70 MPH. MAX GUSTS: 85-90 MPH. TOTAL EVENT (2-DAY) RAINFALL: 23.4". DAMAGE IN IMMEDIATE AREA NEAR DUNLAWTON AVENUE BEACH APPROACH IS SUBSTANIIAL: COLLAPSED SEA WALLS/SWIMMING POOLS, SOME UNDERMINING OF CONDOMINIUM WHERE I ONCE WORKED (NOW CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE). MOST, IF NOT ALL, BEACH VEHICLE RAMPS HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED, DUNE CROSSOVERS WASHED AWAY. DRIVING ON BEACH CLOSED- NOT POSSIBLE DUE TO SEVERE LOSS OF SAND AND ONGOING HIGH FALL TIDES. PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO BEACH AT LOW TIDE ONLY AND VERY LIMITED DUE TO LOSS OF CROSSOVERS AND DAMAGED RAMPS. VOLUSIA COUNTY OFF BEACH PARKING LOTS EAST OF A1A CLOSED TO VEHICULAR ACCESS. FALL'S BIGGEST VOLUSIA COUNTY EVENT (BIKETOBERFEST) WILL STILL BE HELD OCTOBER 13-16TH. IF LARGE AND NUMEROUS DEBRIS PILES FROM IAN ARE NOT PICKED UP BEFORE THE EVENT, MOTORCYCLING WILL BE HAZARDOUS!