Tropical storm damage threatens collapse of beachfront home on Long Beach Peninsula
Waves from former Hurricane Rachel ripped apart the Long Beach Peninsula boardwalk, leaving a vacant home on the verge of falling into the sea.
Former Hurricane Rachel generated massive waves that ripped through the Long Beach Peninsula boardwalk on Friday morning, with footage showing fragments drifting out to sea as the tide rose after 9 a.m. The surge flooded adjacent streets and outdoor dining areas, while relentless erosion compromised the foundations of multiple homes along the shore. Fire officials marked one vacant house with a red tag and two more with yellow tags, indicating varying levels of structural risk.
Crews continued to assess the damage throughout the day to decide if residents might need to be evacuated. Meteorologists warn that the situation could worsen Sunday night into Monday as higher swells and elevated tides combine, with the National Weather Service projecting a storm surge of about seven feet.
Why it matters
Coastal erosion from the storm threatens homes and could force evacuations, highlighting the growing risk of extreme weather on vulnerable shorelines.
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