Storm Rachel damages California homes as coastal flooding, powerful waves, and erosion batter Southern California communities.

San Diego is under a tropical storm watch for only the second time on record as Tropical Storm Rachel is forecast to make landfall in Mexico’s northern Baja California Peninsula early Sunday morning,

Remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel caused flooding and property damage at the Lions, Tigers & Bears animal sanctuary in Alpine over the weekend.

Rachel and its remnants dumped significant amounts of rain across Southern California and parts of the Southwest after pushing inland over the weekend. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said the storm and its rainfall were expected to produce widespread totals of 1 to 3 inches,

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Forecasters say the storm, which brought heavy rain and coastal flooding, is a preview of what may be in store as California braces for a possibly record-setting El Niño.

All beaches and piers in Newport Beach, California, are closed, officials said.

Tropical Storm Rachel weakened before reaching Baja California, but dangerous waves still damaged homes, flooded coastal communities and destroyed part of a Long Beach boardwalk in Southern