SoCal coast expected to be under siege for days from extreme sea levels

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Set us as preferred Near-record or record-high sea levels are expected to bring multiple days of flooding along the Southern California coast this week, with the inundation beginning as soon as Monday morning when high tide rolls in.Officials in Newport Beach and Long Beach have been scrambling to prepare as crews move sand to shore up beaches, install sandbags and otherwise work to protect areas, such as the Balboa Peninsula and the Long Beach Peninsula, hammered in recent month.

Officials urged residents of flood-prone areas “to take precautions now,” including moving cars to higher ground and protecting property with sandbags.Seawater levels could reach near-record or record heights across Southern California, the National Weather Service warned.

The highest high tides are expected on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.Areas at highest risk of coastal flooding this week are Orange and San Diego counties, where the National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood warning that will last through Thursday afternoon.California Long Beach’s breakwater protects the shore from waves from the west, but allows waves from the south to hit a narrow stretch of the peninsula that’s been badly damaged this year.“Significant coastal flooding expected,” the weather service said.

“Low-lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure will be inundated.Some shoreline erosion will occur in the morning hours.”Farther north, in Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, a coastal flood advisory was issued, and “isolated damage of structures due to seawater inundation is possible to the most vulnerable areas.”A rare combination of threats has brought damaging swells to Southern California’s coastline this year — El Nino fueling an active eastern Pacific hurricane...