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Huge waves crash the Central California coastline, some damage already

Oceano, Calif. — Huge surf coupled with waves swamped the Central Coast this morning as the first high tide hit. Some damage has already been reported in Monterey County along Carmel Point. "Monterey County Public Works is closing roads in the Carmel Point area due to high surf depositing rocks, sand, and debris onto roadways."

Monterey County, CA · 6h
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Santa Cruz County issues evacuation warning for low-lying coastal areas from Capitola Village to Aptos as surf builds

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office issued evacuation warnings at 2 p.m. Friday for residents of low-lying coastal areas in Capitola and Aptos. Big surf threatens homes and property there. The warnings cover three evacuation areas:. Capitola Village (Zones CTL-E027-A and CTL-E029-B) Las Olas Drive and Beach Drive (Zone...

Santa Cruz County, CA · 1d
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YourCentralValley.com

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Storm forces Central CA beaches to close

A major storm system is causing widespread closures from the Sierra Nevada to the Pacific coast due to heavy snow and dangerous 15-to-20-foot waves.

Santa Cruz, CA · 2d

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California Emergency Officials Urge Residents to Prepare for Potential El Niño Winter

California · 3d

San Francisco Chronicle

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Bay Area flood risk maps: See which areas face the greatest dangers

Flooding can look very different depending on where you live in the Bay Area, so the Chronicle identified four maps we think are particularly helpful for understanding flood risk in the region.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 2d

KTLA

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First storm arrives in SoCal; rain, thunderstorms sweep region

Southern California, CA · 1d

SFGate

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California's coastal towns aren't waiting for El Niño to prepare for the worst

El Niño has California’s coast on alert.

Santa Cruz, CA · 17h

San Francisco Chronicle

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‘Stay away from beaches’: Evacuations issued in Santa Cruz County as massive waves hit

Santa Cruz County will close all public beaches and the Santa Cruz Wharf as huge, dangerous waves arrive. Evacuation warnings have been issued as officials warned of life-threatening conditions.

Santa Cruz County, CA · 1d

The Spun

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Winter Storm Warning Issued for 2 States as 20 Inches of Snow, 90mph Winds Forecast

The first major winter storm of the season is coming to the Northwest this weekend, and the East Coast is facing similar conditions.

California · 1d

Bakersfield Now

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El Niño Triggered California Tornado Outbreak?

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — In November 44 years ago, California saw its largest single-day tornado outbreak, with 7 confirmed twisters touching down in the east, west, and in L.A. Less than 4 months later, another destructive tornado tore through Los Angeles. In 1982, a huge El Niño was brewing....

California · 3d

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The Biggest Waves in Years Set to Slam Northern California Starting Tonight

The swell forecasters have watched build in the Gulf of Alaska now has an official warning attached, covering the coast from Point Reyes to Monterey Bay all weekend. The National Weather Service placed the coastal North Bay, including Point Reyes National Seashore, the San Francisco Peninsula coast and northern Monterey Bay under a high surf warning from Friday through Sunday, with breaking waves of 25 to 30 feet expected. A beach hazards statement already covers the same shoreline through Friday evening.

Northern California, CA · 1d

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California's first major November storm arrives tonight. Here are the latest updates

California is getting its first significant storm of what looks to be a historically wet few months. Winter storm warnings, coastal flood advisories and high surf warnings cover a huge swath of the state. Here are the latest forecast details:. Friday drenching for Bay Area. Friday will be a washout...

California · 2d

Newser

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'Absolutely Nothing We Can Do to Hold Back the Pacific Ocean'

(This content was created with the help of AI.) California's stretch of calm, dry weather is about to flip, and the ocean is set to get dramatic in the process. A series of storms tied to a strengthening El Nino will sweep the state over the next week, bringing widespread rain, Sierra Nevada snow, and coastal waves that could tower 40 feet or more near San Francisco and hit 60 feet at the Mavericks surf spot, per the New York Times. Most rain will land in Northern California, where the forecast calls for up to 6 inches; the Bay Area could see about 2 inches, while Los Angeles looks to see less...

California · 1d

USA TODAY

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Research modeling a major earthquake in SoCal is being updated. Why?

Eighteen years ago on Nov. 13, Southern Californians imagined that a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck. It was for a drill that’s since evolved into an annual observance to practice preparedness for the ever-looming Big One . The drill was focused on drop, cover and hold on, a mantra that should — ideally — feel ingrained in Californians in the event of a tremor. The decision to focus it on this guidance, as renowned seismologist Lucy Jones told the USA TODAY Network, was in response to an earthquake in Southern California that year. She was in a room full of emergency managers at the time of the tremor. They all went underneath a table. But news reports captured people running out of buildings, the very response officials say not to do. It’s just one factor that informed the major earthquake drill held that November, a drill that came out of the ShakeOut Scenario. It was a project led by Jones that modeled a magnitude-7.8 earthquake on the southern San Andreas Fault, predicted to cause about 1,800 deaths and $213 billion in economic losses. It had been unveiled earlier that year, right around the time of a devastating earthquake in China, Jones said.

Southern California, CA · 1d

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53-Foot Seas Ignite ‘Parade of Storms’ Aiming at California (Video)

California's winter storm window is opening wider. And out in the North Pacific, the wave height numbers are getting downright ridiculous. A succession of powerful storms—dubbed a "parade" by forecasters—is funneling atmospheric rivers toward the West Coast, bringing soaking rain, howling wind, and another round of enormous surf. The latest social-media forecasts cite seas reaching 53 feet far offshore, though that figure hasn't been independently confirmed.

California · 3d

Country Herald

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California Thanksgiving: 'Micro Blizzards' Could Hit Truckee, CA

Truckee, CA – Imagine driving east on Interstate 80 toward Lake Tahoe for Thanksgiving when a sudden wall of snow sweeps across Donner Pass. Within moments, the highway nearly disappears, brake lights fade behind blowing snow and drivers struggle to see vehicles just ahead.

California · 18h

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First Major Sierra Storm Shuts I-80 Over Donner Summit and Buries Carson Pass in a Foot of Snow

Interstate 80 over Donner Summit spent much of Friday evening as a parking lot, shut down in both directions shortly after 4 p.m. when spinouts piled up faster than crews could clear them in the season’s first real snowstorm. The California Highway Patrol held eastbound traffic at Kingvale and...

California · 14h

Los Angeles Times

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Fearmongering or fair warning? A fierce debate over how bad California's El Niño winter will get

Scientists are highly confident about the risk of coastal seawater flooding and beach erosion. But when it comes to predicting the power of winter storms, there is far less consensus.

Southern California, CA · 1d

San Francisco Chronicle

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The historic El Niño is bringing huge waves — and could reshape California beaches

Higher tides and bigger waves along the California coast are a hallmark of El Niño. If the two align this winter, it “could cost the state billions,” according to one expert.

California · 1d

kymkemp.com

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Rain, Wind, and Waves: A Storm Is Rolling into the Northwest of California

Graphic from US National Weather Service in Eureka. A strong cold front is expected to bring gusty winds and moderate to heavy rainfall to northwestern California tomorrow, Friday morning, Nov. 13, followed by a powerful swell that could send breaking waves as high as 40 feet onto parts of the North Coast, according to the National Weather Service in Eureka. A total rainfall of 1 to 3 inches is expected.

California · 2d