High tides, strong swell and unsafe rip currents…a coastal flood advisory for low-lying beach communities issued through Thursday did little to keep people away. From nine to eleven o’clock on the mornings of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are when the conditions are expected to peak, putting these areas most at risk.
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San Diego will experience the same as Los Angeles and Orange Counties.
Flooding from the morning’s historic tide levels (reported to be the 4 highest tide level observed) are now receding and downtown roads are opening.
A supermoon powered an early high tide in late September that flooded parts of South Florida, but forecasters expect the normal to make for a soggy next few days in low areas from the Keys to Fort Lauderdale.
The storm swell heading toward California was expected to produce the highest surf on west- to northwest-facing shores.
Along the central coast, tides are expected to be somewhat smaller with bigger surf reaching up to 12 feet or higher, according to meteorologists. The winds – 20 to 35 miles per hour, with gusts of between 45 and 55 mph – will filter into the San Fernando and Santa Clarita valleys and Santa Monica Mountains, it said. In Orange County, surf heights were forecast to be between 3- to- 6 feet, with local sets of up to 7 feet possible on Thursday and Friday. “There’s a whole host of dangers that come with these waves”, he said.
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Lt. Chris Pierce of Seal Beach’s Marine Safety Department said as of 10 a.m. there was no flooding along the beach or in adjacent parking lots, businesses and homes. Rick Montanez reports for NBC4 Today in LA on Tuesday, October 27, 2015.
