Tropical Storm Ida took toll on Baldwin beaches - al.com

Tropical Storm Ida took toll on Baldwin beaches - al.com: "ORANGE BEACH — When Tropical Storm Ida blew ashore earlier this month, it was viewed along Baldwin County's beaches as a generally benign event. It brought some rainfall and, much to the delight of the hundreds of surfers that arrived in its wake, produced a few days of towering waves.

That surf didn't damage any condos or homes, but the beach that held it back suffered. Gulf Shores and Orange Beach officials estimate that Ida, as mild as it seemed, stripped several hundred thousand cubic yards of sand from their manmade shoreline, and could result

in a repair bill approaching $5 million."