NewsKTLA 5 – Local NewsOctober 24, 2026Los Angeles County
National Weather Service issues coastal flood warnings and advisories across Southern California as high tides threaten homes and infrastructure
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The National Weather Service issued coastal flood warnings and advisories across six Southern California counties, effective Sunday through Thursday, warning that exceptionally high tides could flood homes, roads, and critical infrastructure. Cities including Long Beach, Seal Beach, and Newport Beach are rushing to build sand berms, deploy sandbags, and accelerate beach restoration projects to protect vulnerable coastal properties. Meanwhile, Metrolink suspended a portion of its Orange County Line due to the weather threat.
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Coastal residents face property inundation, road closures, and travel disruptions as ocean levels rise up to 1.7 feet above predicted tides and reach up to 8.1 feet at Los Angeles Harbor.
Who's Mentioned
locationNewport Beach“Reinforcing beaches and Balboa Peninsula”locationSan Diego County“Subject to coastal flood warnings”locationLaguna Niguel/Mission Viejo“Station marking boundary of train service suspension”OrganizationMetrolink“Suspended Orange County Line service”locationAlamitos Bay“Entrance channel being dredged for sand”PersonCarlos Herrera“KTLA reporter”locationBalboa Peninsula“Vulnerable stretches being reinforced with sand”locationSanta Ana River“Sediment relocated from river mouth to replenish beaches”locationSanta Barbara“County subject to coastal flood advisories”locationOceanside“Southern terminus of suspended train service”locationLos Angeles Union Station“Northern terminus for operating trains”OrganizationNational Weather Service“Issued coastal flood warnings and advisories”locationSeal Beach“Accelerating construction of seasonal sand berm”locationOrange County“Subject to coastal flood warnings and transit suspensions”locationLong Beach Peninsula“Location of red-tagged structures and sand moving”locationLos Angeles“County subject to coastal flood advisories”PersonJennifer McGraw“KTLA reporter”locationVentura“County subject to coastal flood advisories”locationLong Beach“Crews reinforcing shoreline and red-tagging structures”locationLos Angeles Harbor“Water levels projected to reach 7.7 to 8.1 feet”locationSan Luis Obispo“County subject to coastal flood advisories”