'That's a lot of power' – Nelson woman recounts scary moment ocean storm surge inundated her home

February 2, 2018

The remnants of Cyclone Fehi caused massive amounts of damage to homes in Ruby Bay yesterday.

The clean up has begun for many residents of Nelson's Ruby Bay which was hit hard by the remnants of Cyclone Fehi.

Alison Parker told 1 NEWS about the moment an angry ocean breached the seawall and slammed into her Ruby Bay home around 10am yesterday.

Coastal communities in Nelson-Tasman region are drying out after storm surges and massive swell.

"The water was just pouring over the seawall, when the seawall breached that pushed rocks onto my fence and took that out."

She began frantically bailing out the downstairs of her home but when the storm surge became too much was forced to retreat to safety upstairs.

"To see the size of the rocks that have moved on the sea wall, that's a lot of power," she said.

Jo Randell had no time to save her wedding photos and other belongings as the ocean surged over the seawall and into her home.

Ms Parker's house wasn't the only one damaged, with her saying that one of her neighbours homes had been left uninhabitable due to storm damage.

Nelson was one of the hardest hit areas by the storm yesterday, but the wild weather has largely passed today, allowing for the clean-up to begin.

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