The heavy rain on Oct. 4 forces water to spill out from this stormwater pond along Route 1 near Lewes. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO The Rehoboth Bay is creeping up the beach between the Rusty Rudder and the Lighthouse restaurant. NICK ROTH PHOTO The poles and rope illustrate just how much dune has been lost in Dewey Beach. NICK ROTH PHOTO Beachgoers should heed the warning in Dewey Beach. NICK ROTH PHOTO Water is surrounding the steps up to the Dewey Beach Baywalk. NICK ROTH PHOTO The sea was angry that day. NICK ROTH PHOTO This large tree along the Lewes-to-Georgetown Trail just missed two houses when it fell in the Lewes Covey Creek community. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO The four days of wind and high tides have caused more erosion along large sections of Lewes Beach. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO Union Street in Milton is flooded near Ogre’s Grove and the library Oct. 4. NICK ROTH PHOTO Better put on some boots to get the mail. NICK ROTH PHOTO Dogs have to go for walks no matter the weather. NICK ROTH PHOTO The Delaware Bay pummels the Broadkill Beach dune. NICK ROTH PHOTO The entrance to the main beach at Broadkill is gone. NICK ROTH PHOTO The dune in Broadkill Beach is holding the water back from the bayfront homes. NICK ROTH PHOTO Over the past four days, waves have breached this section of dune line on Lewes Beach near Roosevelt Inlet. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO A tale of two days of Lewes Beach. The debris line where the seagulls are is the high tide line from Oct. 4. The tide has receded Oct. 5. Waves created a small dune and overwash area. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO