Rachel attacked the US. Huge waves hit buildings

High waves hit buildings located directly on the beach in Long Beach over the weekend, the New York Times reported. City authorities considered 13 houses on the peninsula to be at risk and ordered their residents to evacuate. In the case of another building, a warning was issued to vacate the property immediately.

Rachel reached Mexico's Baja California Peninsula on Saturday evening and then moved inland. According to the NYT, the storm brought less rainfall to Long Beach than expected, but water flooded some parking lots and beaches. The city authorities secured the endangered areas with sandbags and prepared for the possibility of waves overflowing the shore revetments during high tide.

As ABC News explained, the unusually high ocean levels were the result of a combination of Rachel-induced waves and long-duration swells related in part to an El Nino-enhanced Kelvin wave. Beaches were closed in some seaside towns. In Newport Beach, additional sand defenses helped protect buildings from flooding. A tropical storm warning was canceled for San Diego County on Sunday.

Violent downpours also hit Las Vegas, Nevada, where record rainfall was recorded. As local station KSNV reported, flash flooding turned streets near the famous Las Vegas Strip into raging torrents. Water flooded the area around The LINQ Promenade entertainment complex, and the police closed some roads, including: in the area of ​​Flamingo Road and Koval Lane. Some drivers were stuck in the water and services were removing debris caused by the flood.