Brevard County officials are ​assessing the beaches for erosion after Hurricane Nicole came through the Space Coast.

Experts say the storm caused significant erosion along all of Brevard's 72 miles of beaches.

What You Need To Know

  •  Officials say Hurricane Nicole hit Brevard County beaches hard when it moved across Florida

  •  They say all 72 miles of the county's beaches suffered significant erosion from the storm

  • Hurricane Ian caused nearly $9 million in damage to Brevard's beaches; the cost of Nicole is still being determined

Indian Harbour Beach resident LaDonna Suoco says she has been scouring the beach with her metal detector for about a year.

While she hasn't hit the jackpot yet, she's said she doesn't plan to give up.

"A quarter, three pennies, a dime and a nickel," Suoco said with a laugh.

LaDonna's current search spot is a place she's never looked before — underneath the Canova Beach Park beach access, which is usually packed to the top with sand.

But after Hurricane Nicole roared through, all of it is gone.

"You aren't even supposed to walk up here," LaDonna said. "We've lost all the dunes from all the way down there to all the way to the steps, it's quite sad."

Erosion caused by Nicole is obvious at the city and county beach accesses, where nearly all of the sand has washed away underneath from the heavy surf and surge.

The county has recently completed beach renourishment projects to protect property along the coast.

But Hurricane Ian's trip along the Space Coast took away a significant amount of sand, and experts say Nicole has now done even more damage.

And officials with Brevard Natural Resources say the most recent storm might compare to the mid 2000s hurricanes.

Ian caused nearly $9 million in damages to Brevard County beaches, but officials say it's too early to know how much Nicole actually did.​