Southern California Endures Coastal Flooding, High Tides and Rain as Rachel's Potentially Destructive Impacts Arrive
The National Weather Service warned of 8-foot tides and coastal flood risk as Long Beach, Newport Beach and Malibu faced the most damaging surf.
- Remnants of Post-Tropical Storm Rachel are fueling high surf and coastal flooding across Southern California, prompting urgent National Weather Service warnings through the weekend.
- Making landfall in Baja California Saturday, the storm system combined with high tides and ocean swells to inundate beach communities, with Malibu, Long Beach, and Newport Beach identified as especially vulnerable.
- Long Beach Fire Chief Dennis Buchanan reported crews distributed over 11,000 sandbags, while city officials deployed a crane to place 3,000-pound sandbags at 64th Place to reinforce bulkheads damaged along Seaside Walk.
- Authorities closed beaches, piers, and parking lots in Newport Beach and Seal Beach, urging residents to avoid the water and refrain from driving through flooded roads to protect public safety.
- While the flood threat persists into Monday, forecasters predict showers will linger before a warming trend begins Wednesday, marking relief from the recent extreme heat and storm-driven instability.
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Some Southern California coastal areas were still on edge Sunday bracing for high surf and possible flooding from Post-Tropical Cyclone Rachel, though most of the rain and strong winds associated with the storm shifted east of the area Sunday morning. The most damaging floods were expected at south-facing beaches including Long Beach and Newport Beach […]
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Rachel touches land in Baja California, northwest of Mexico, with heavy rains and goes to the United States
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