Some Orange County residents see beachside flooding
With a coastal flood advisory in some regions, the Southern California coast is again threatened with flooding and more beach erosion, especially in Orange County.
Sand berms have been pushed up all along the coastline of Sunset Beach, Seal Beach and Huntington Beach to help keep seawater from flooding into local homes.
One of the berms was put up by the city of Huntington Beach. Another berm, taller and closer to the water, was put up by private contractors
High tide was Wednesday morning saw large waves crashing on the beach.
A few garages in Sunset Beach were flooded on Tuesday.
In the Surfside colony of Seal Beach, one beachside street was flooded Tuesday by seawater that came up and over a protective sand berm. Most of that water washed away by Wednesday. Sandbags still lined the street Wednesday morning.
One homeowner told KCAL News that water came up to a first-floor bedroom window. Another residence across the street had its basement and garage flooded with several feet of water.
"I had about four feet of water in my basement. It was not so great," said homeowner Rick Mockapetris. "I've had this house for about 30 years. When the ocean comes in, it's game over. And in between, it's been things like making sure the gutters are clear. I just installed a gravity system so that all of the runoff from rain or whatever, it's gravity, so there's none of this jazz about whether the power is on."