Vilano Beach in central St. Johns County was devastated by Hurricane Matthew, with many of the beachfront homes suffering major water damage.
Residents of this small community -- it's only 2 square miles -- posted videos on YouTube that showed the amount of damage caused by the storm.
One homeowner uploaded a 7-minute video of herself walking through her home and backyard.
“It was like a wave … came through here," she said. "It’s like a tornado ripped through here. We have sewage and toilet paper in the backyard.”
The video:
This user stuck his smartphone through a sunroof to document condo damage:
This video shows beach erosion at Vilano Beach a full 24 hours before Hurricane Matthew even arrived:
A Coast Guard crew uploaded helicopter video of the damage up and down A1A:
This video (at the 30-second mark) shows how hard the wind blew on Friday:
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