SoCal flooding update: Newport Beach closes all beaches, Long Beach orders evacuations as Tropical Storm Rachel nears

Newport Beach shuts all beaches and piers. (AP Photo/Eugene Garcia)

Southern California’s coastal communities are preparing for more flooding as Tropical Storm Rachel brings dangerous waves and rising seawater. Newport Beach has closed all its beaches and piers, while crews work to strengthen sand barriers ahead of another high tide. Newport Beach shuts all beaches and piers. (AP Photo/Eugene Garcia) The National Weather Service (NWS) … Read more