Near-record or record-high sea levels are expected to bring multiple days of flooding along the Southern California coast this week, with the inundation beginning as soon as Monday morning when high tide rolls in.
Officials in Newport Beach and Long Beach have been scrambling to prepare as crews move sand to shore up beaches, install sandbags and otherwise work to protect areas, such as the Balboa Peninsula and the Long Beach Peninsula, hammered in recent month. Officials urged residents of flood-prone areas “to take precautions now,” including moving cars to higher ground and protecting property with sandbags.
Seawater levels could reach near-record or record heights across Southern California, the National Weather Service warned. The highest high tides are expected on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings…