Tag: California Coast

Heavy waves and coastal flooding continued to wreak havoc in several California coastal communities for a third day, with extreme conditions forcing water rescues, washing away vehicles and injuring some thrilled spectators. Unusually large waves – often more than 20 feet high – has closed beaches along the California coast and sent devastating floods of water into many beach streets, homes and businesses. Fire Capt. Brian McGrath told that waves in hard-hit Ventura County rose over sea walls and carried parked cars down the road and across key intersections, blocking first responders' access. He said all the rooms on the ground floor of a local hotel were also damaged in the flood. A series of powerful storms moving ashore from the Pacific Ocean have left much of the West Coast f...