Powerful Waves Lash California Coast as Storm Threatens More Damage

Long Beach Peninsula already seeing flooding, damage as high tide, swell increase ahead of storm

Long Beach Peninsula residents were already seeing flooding and damage to the bulkhead, boardwalk and homes on Friday morning, Oct. 9.

Homes red-tagged as one teeters near ocean in Long Beach with continued high surf from Rachel

Homes were red-tagged after powerful waves battered the Long Beach Peninsula, leaving one severely damaged and at risk of falling into the ocean.

Beachfront home on brink of collapse as tropical storm batters Southern California

Powerful waves from former Hurricane Rachel tore apart sections of the Long Beach Peninsula boardwalk Friday morning, leaving one home on the verge of collapsing into the ocean.

Powerful waves lash California coast as storm threatens more damage

The storm system churning in the Pacific was expected to make a rare West coast landfall near the California and Mexico border early Sunday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS), packing potential for strong winds and heavy rains that could cause further destruction and coastal flooding. The powerful surf exacerbated by the morning's high tide slammed into coastal communities, including Long Beach, where signficiant sections of the bo…

Powerful surf slams Long Beach shoreline

Sandbags are piled into a sinkhole that developed between beachfront houses from pounding waves this morning as waves crash against seawall boards and damaged homes along the Long Beach Peninsula.