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Southern California Braces for Flooding From Forecast King Tides

Coastal communities from Newport Beach to Santa Barbara are preparing for unusually high tides forecast for October 26-28, 2026, with Newport Beach declaring a local emergency and Metrolink suspending part of its Orange County Line service.

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Oct 26, 2:12 PM nypost.com King tides swamp California city in floodwater as ocean surges up busy street
Oct 26, 1:00 PM latimes.com SoCal coast hit by widespread flooding as record-breaking tides move in
Oct 26, 10:47 AM theguardian.com Southern California prepares for flooding amid forecast of ‘record-breaking tides’
Oct 26, 10:31 AM ktla.com Unusually high tides cause more flooding in Newport Beach
Oct 25, 4:50 PM cbsnews.com California beach communities confront unusually high tides: "It's very unpredictable"
Oct 25, 11:08 AM nypost.com Flood alert for LA, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo ahead of king tides
Oct 24, 5:50 PM cbsnews.com West Coast communities bracing for high tides as storms bring flooding
Oct 24, 5:40 PM nypost.com 5-star hotel in the crosshairs as coastal flooding pushes SoCal to its limits
Oct 24, 3:30 PM cbsnews.com 10/24: CBS Weekend News
Oct 24, 8:39 AM nypost.com Days of flooding set for SoCal as forecasts call for 8-foot tidal surges: ‘Never seen anything like this’
Oct 24, 3:00 AM latimes.com Exceptionally high tides will swamp California, ‘likely to get worse before it gets better’
Oct 23, 1:54 PM latimes.com Metrolink suspends iconic coastal route due to high tides
Oct 23, 12:39 PM ktla.com Orange County races to protect beaches, homes ahead of unusually high tides
Oct 23, 7:02 AM ktla.com Metrolink to suspend part of OC Line due to forecasted high surf
Oct 23, 4:57 AM cbs8.com Metrolink suspending Oceanside service for five days due to forecasted high tides
Oct 22, 4:31 PM thecoastnews.com Metrolink to suspend Oceanside service for five days amid high tides
Oct 21, 8:17 PM nbclosangeles.com As OC braces for King Tides next week, Metrolink to suspend service in the area
Oct 20, 8:10 PM abc7.com Newport Beach declares state of emergency ahead of expected king tides
Oct 20, 10:37 AM nypost.com Rich California beach town issues emergency alert as King Tides and storms sweep in
Oct 20, 8:01 AM cbsnews.com Newport Beach prepares for potential king tides next week by declaring local emergency
Oct 20, 7:13 AM foxla.com Newport Beach declares local emergency ahead of storm, King Tides
Oct 20, 2:38 AM nbclosangeles.com Newport Beach declares local emergency ahead of king tides