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Storm Rachel damages Long Beach boardwalk and puts nine homes under safety restrictions
Tropical Storm Rachel brought powerful waves and flooding to Long Beach, California.
On the city’s Peninsula, waves tore away nearly 30 feet of a century-old boardwalk and damaged waterfront homes.
Officials marked eight homes unsafe to enter and gave one home a yellow tag, which allows residents to collect belongings but not stay there.
The tags can change if repairs are made and inspectors approve the properties.
A coastal flood warning covered Los Angeles County beaches through 3 p.m.
Sunday, with waves forecast to reach four to seven feet.
Officials were assessing the danger and had not decided whether evacuations would be needed.
Inspections were set to continue twice a day as more strong winds, rain and high tides were expected.
Tropical Storm Rachel damaged a century-old boardwalk in Long Beach, tearing away nearly 30 feet.
Officials placed eight homes on the city’s Peninsula under red-tag restrictions and one under a yellow tag.
The red-tagged homes were deemed unsafe to enter, while occupants of the yellow-tagged home could retrieve belongings but could not stay.
Officials taped off the boardwalk and continued to assess whether evacuations would be needed.
A coastal flood warning was issued for Los Angeles County beaches, with more severe weather expected.
- Who
- Long Beach residents and officials, including Mayor Rex Richardson.
- What
- Tropical Storm Rachel damaged the boardwalk and waterfront properties; nine homes received safety restrictions.
- When
- The damage was reported Friday night and Saturday; the article was published October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Long Beach’s Peninsula and nearby Los Angeles County beaches in California.
- Why
- Strong winds, high tides and waves linked to Tropical Storm Rachel caused coastal erosion and damage.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
It is not normal that we see this type of activity
It’s really heartbreaking to see how much has been affected with the surf and the high tides and everything. I mean, people are losing their houses
This is easily the most damage I have seen over the past couple of weeks
The National Weather Service issued a coastal flood warning for Los Angeles County beaches through 3pm on Sunday.
Video showed waves reaching the second-story windows of a home in the 6500 block of Seaside Walk.
Officials taped off the boardwalk and reported that eight homes were red-tagged and one was yellow-tagged.
- Boardwalk damage
- Nearly 30 feet torn away
- Red-tagged homes
- 8
- Yellow-tagged homes
- 1
- Flood warning
- Los Angeles County beaches through 3pm Sunday
- Expected waves
- 4 to 7 feet
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