SACO — High waves and strong winds brought flooding in coastal areas during Friday morning’s high tide.

According to Saco Emergency Management Director Steven Boucouvalas, multiple roads in the Camp Ellis section of the city were flooded, in some areas as high as two feet.

Boucouvalas said there was some minor damage to houses, such as shingles falling off, but nothing irreparable. Flood waters brought debris onto streets and caused damage to pavement.

“The surf was just unbelievably big,” he said.

About mid-day, Saco Public Works Deputy Director Chris Gallant said city crews were in the Camp Ellis area cleaning up the streets, and the city did not yet have an assessment for the cost of the storm damage.

“Things are kind of getting back to normal,” said Boucouvalas early in the afternoon, though he said he was concerned about what could happen at high tide that evening.

With intense winds and high surf, both Boucouvalas and York County Emergency Management Agency Acting Director David Francoeur said they were glad there was not an astronomical high tide, as that combined with the other factors could have caused severe damage.

Francoeur said waves were 15- to 25-feet high.

“If there had been an astronomical high tide, we would have really had some problems,” said Francoeur.

Around 1:30 p.m. Friday, the National Weather Service issued a coastal flood warning for Friday night from 8-10 p.m. between Saco and Hampton, N.H., with possible minor coastal flooding and splash over predicted. High tide in Saco was to occur at 8:30 p.m.

— Staff Writer Liz Gotthelf can be contacted at 282-1535, Ext. 325 or egotthelf@journaltribune.com.