Escalation: Tropical Storm Rachel Hits Southern California
Rachel made landfall just south of the U.S.–Mexico border late Saturday after being reclassified as a post‑tropical cyclone, meaning it was no longer primarily fed by warm tropical waters. High surf and high tides pushed seawater into low‑lying neighborhoods along the Southern California coast.
In Long Beach, eight structures were red tagged and one was yellow tagged as waves battered the peninsula. Mandatory evacuation orders were in place along the Long Beach peninsula from Friday night through Tuesday.
A coastal flood warning ran from Malibu to San Diego into Sunday afternoon, with tides running 1 to 1.5 feet above predictions and the Sunday morning high tide forecast near 8 feet. Mountain and desert areas faced the highest flash‑flood threat, with wind gusts around 40 mph near San Diego and up to 60 mph in higher terrain.
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