Tropical Storm Rachel's surf drives out Long Beach residents, shuts Newport Beach beaches
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Set us as preferred A coastal flood warning covered beaches from Malibu to San Diego on Saturday as Tropical Storm Rachel moved toward Southern California, while Long Beach kept some oceanfront residents under an evacuation order, and Newport Beach closed its beaches and piers.“For vulnerable south-facing beaches, especially Long Beach and Malibu, damaging sea-water flooding is likely,” the National Weather Service said Saturday.The agency’s San Diego office said Rachel’s greatest impacts along the Orange and San Diego coasts would come Sunday morning, when swells, onshore winds and high tides combine.
The center of Rachel was expected to move onshore in northern Baja California on Saturday night, the National Hurricane Center said.Long Beach’s mandatory order covers homes on Seaside Walk between 64th and 66th places.It took effect at 7 p.m.
Friday and runs through noon Tuesday, city officials said.“The return date is subject to change based on evolving conditions,” a city announcement said.Waves topped the bulkhead and sent water into homes and streets, according to city officials.
Pumps placed in advance helped limit the flooding.Crews were making emergency repairs to the bulkhead when conditions allowed.
Inspectors red-tagged eight buildings, covering 13 addresses, and yellow-tagged one.A red tag marks a building as unsafe to enter, and a yellow tag restricts its use.
The city closed the Peninsula to nonresident traffic, with more street closures starting at 62nd Place.In Newport Beach, police posted an alert online Saturday saying ongoing flooding had closed all city beaches and piers until further notice.“Stay away from these areas,” police said.
The announcement followed Newport Beach declaring a local emergency Friday after overnight flooding on the Balboa Peninsula.Newport Beach said crews were r...