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Tropical Storm Rachel California coast flooding October 2026
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FIRST ENTRY OCT 12
OCT 12 · Day 1
Tropical Storm Rachel causes destructive waves and flooding along California coast
The remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel hit Mexico's Baja California, southern California, and Las Vegas over the weekend.
Newport Beach declared a local emergency and briefly closed piers citing higher-than-normal surf.
Las Vegas tied an all-time daily rainfall record for October with 1.08 inches of rain into Sunday morning.