Tropical Storm Rachel's surf drives out Long Beach residents, briefly shuts Newport Beach beaches

2026-10-10 18:59 • ;Jasmine Mendez, Jaweed Kaleem, Rong-Gong Lin II

Long Beach ordered some Peninsula residents to evacuate and Newport Beach closed its beaches and piers as Tropical Storm Rachel neared Southern California. A National Weather Service coastal flood warning covers Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego county beaches through Sunday.

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