California storm turns deadly as waves wreak havoc in coastal ...
3 days ago · Waves reportedly reached 60 feet. A powerful storm pummeling the West Coast churned up waves as high as 60 feet, killing one man, sweeping another out to sea and prompting multiple rescues when a ...
California residents on edge as high surf and ... - Associated Press News
2 days ago · SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Persistent high surf and flooding threats along California’s coast had residents on high alert a day after a major storm was blamed for one man’s death and the partial collapse of a pier, which propelled three people into the Pacific Ocean.. And two other men remained missing Tuesday, one of them presumed dead, after being swept out to sea in central California ...
High surf turns deadly in California as powerful waves destroy …
3 days ago · Those threats include rip currents, sneaker waves, coastal flooding and waves of 25-35 feet. Waves up to 60 feet are possible for the Northern California region. According to the FOX Forecast Center, wave heights have neared 30 feet in …
How a distant bomb cyclone fueled California’s massive waves
2 days ago · Large waves crash along Ocean Beach as a man fishes in San Francisco on Sunday, Dec. 22. A distant bomb cyclone off the West Coast spawned a massive swell over the northeastern Pacific Ocean on ...
Raging Waves Batter California’s Coast and Its Beloved Piers
2 days ago · The Weather Service has issued high surf warnings in California, Oregon and Washington State for much of this week because large swells in the Pacific Ocean have led to waves of 30 feet or higher.
Huge waves batter California coast: Man dead, another missing
3 days ago · A man died on a Santa Cruz beach Monday after being pinned under debris washed up by a large wave, authorities said. Another man has been reported missing. Huge waves batter California coast: Man ...
Powerful Pacific swell brings threat of more dangerous surf to California
Dec 30, 2023 · Bulldozers have built giant sand berms to protect beachfront homes in one of the California coastal cities hit hard this week by extraordinary waves generated by powerful swells from Pacific storms.
More monster waves will collide with the California coast after ... - CNN
Dec 29, 2023 · Monstrous, 20-foot-plus waves on Thursday crashed over seawalls and swept away and injured several people, forced rescues and sent a damaging surge of water through coastal California...
High surf warnings remain in parts of California, as ocean …
Dec 31, 2023 · County officials warned that powerful waves, expected to reach up to 20 feet (6 meters) high, were forecast near a stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway, and the fire department told people to avoid coastal areas. Authorities lifted the evacuation warning in the afternoon.
High surf, flood advisories for California coast amid big waves
Dec 28, 2023 · California’s first huge swells of the winter are wreaking havoc on the state’s coastline as an incoming atmospheric river storm forces evacuations amid flooding of beach and coastal roads. The...