Tropical Storm Rachel threatens California and Mexico coasts
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 11 Oct, 01:13 · Archive
Tropical Storm Rachel is moving toward Southern California and Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph.
Tropical Storm Rachel has shifted course and is heading back toward the Southern California and Mexico coastlines. The National Hurricane Center reported that the storm is 391 miles southwest of Punta Baja, Mexico, and 520 miles south-southwest of San Diego, with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph and moving northeast at 22 mph. Tropical storm conditions are expected to begin on the west coast of the Baja California peninsula by Saturday evening.
Newport Beach has declared a local emergency and closed all beaches and piers as conditions worsened along the Balboa Peninsula. Orange County has already experienced flooding, with areas including Laguna Beach, Newport Beach and Long Beach seeing high tides about 16 inches higher than expected, flooding streets and sidewalks. High surf and tides in the area have exceeded seven feet. The storm is expected to produce 6- to 10-foot waves along much of the coast, particularly at beaches facing southwest.
A meteorologist with the National Weather Service in San Diego told the Los Angeles Times that multiple weather factors are combining dangerously. Orange County crews have rebuilt sand berms and deployed thousands of sandbags in preparation. A tropical storm watch is in effect from the Southern California coast from the Mexico border to the San Diego-Orange County line, whilst the Mexican government has extended the Tropical Storm Warning along the west coast of the Baja California peninsula southward to Punta Eugenia.
How it is being reported
- Tropical storm Rachel forces iconic California beach to close as severe flooding threatens millionsA tropical storm has forced an iconic California beach to close down as widespread flooding has threatened millions of residents in Orange County.Daily Mail · 11 Oct, 01:02
- Tropical Storm Rachel threatens Southern California, Mexico coastsTropical Storm Rachel has changed course and is moving back toward the Southern California and Mexico coast. Orange County has seen flooding.UPI · 10 Oct, 19:18
In this story: Tropical Storm Rachel · Southern California · Mexico · Orange County · Newport Beach · San Diego · National Hurricane Center
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