Massive waves have been pounding
our coast all day long,
and it's all because of that Pacific
storm that just passed through tonight.
Chief meteorologist Carlene Chavez has
more on the impact the storm is still
having on our coast in just a moment.
But first, let's go straight to CBS 8.
Rosia de la Faye.
She's live at Imperial Beach.
Pier Rocio, how does it look
out there right now?
Well, it's hard to see right
now since it's nighttime,
but you could say conditions have
greatly improved here in Imperial Beach.
Right now I'm actually standing in mud,
and that just gives you an idea of how far
in the water made it here this morning.
And again, this is just one of the
many areas along our coastline that
saw plenty of floodwater this morning.
This is what's left of the Pacific storm
that brought rain to San Diego County.
People along the coastline
woke up to flooded streets
and debris on the roads.
It is exciting seeing all the the
energy that Mother Nature can bring out
an Imperial Beach. High tides flooded
the estuary, leaving a mess behind.
It's kind of like like a little
mini hurricane we we we gotta I
guess you would say the you know
a swell that hit and came a little
closer than we wanted it to.
Thankfully no houses were damaged.
There was little damage on the pier
by the lifeguard tower but other
than that I think I beat you know
we we we managed it pretty well.
It's clean up time.
Ohh yeah it's clean up time.
As you can see there the message
takes weeks to to pick up with their
maintenance crew here at the beach.
It was also a busy morning for lifeguards.
Chief James Gartland says there were five
rescues between La Jolla and Sunset Cliffs.
These are accomplished expert surfers
that either break their lease or
they have to pull their leash.
They get stuck in a bad
area with a high tide.
People are getting washed in
on the rocks and on the reefs,
so lifeguards are having to go in there,
swim them out and get them to
a boat and get them to safety.
Over in Ocean Beach, a woman and her
dog had to be rescued by lifeguards
after her dog got swept away by rushing
water from the scene. Little River
lifeguards are up staffed.
We have the jet skis out and patrolling.
We have the surf boats out and patrolling.
The chief is asking people to avoid getting
in the water until conditions improve.
It's not a good day for novice,
even avid surfers.
You gotta be really accomplished and
good Waterman to get out there and be
able to negotiate these conditions.
And we're told some of the waves
here and perial beach reach as
high as 15 to 20 feet today.
And even though conditions have
improved throughout the day,
officials are still asking people
to stay out of the water for at
least 72 hours just to avoid any
of the pollution in that runoff.
Water live from Imperial Beach, Russia.
De Lafayette, CBS 8.
Thank you recio.
Those massive waves and a high tide also
made for a big mess in Pacific Beach.
Water washed up over the boardwalk
and made its way down alleys and
all the way into Mission Beach.
The water also washed up on people's patios,
did some damage there,
and even flooded some homes.
Wow, wow. Their house just
got flooded over there.
We woke up this morning,
it was like sand all over our patio.
And then right when we got up,
we started water started coming
over that wall that's there.
So we started videotaping it
and it looked like a river
basically on the board.
Coastal high surf warnings and flood
advisories just expired a few minutes ago.
OK, So what does that mean right now?
And going into the weekend,
chief meteorologist Carlene Chavis
hustled back. Yeah, yeah.
Raced his door flying was
like her own weather system.
Tell the truth. Tell the truth.
But we just look how how much
she has it together right now.
Just she's she's so perfect right now.
So but what's coming up next?
Ohh. So much going on.
So yes I was out there earlier
that was at Mission Beach.
You. Saw the damage left behind
because of those big waves now,
and the waves have subsided a little bit,
but we still have an alert,
so it's been modified.
You're not talking about
the coastal flood advisory.
We're not talking about
the high surf warning,
but we are talking about a
beach hazard statement that
will take us into the weekend.
So as soon as we had 6:00 PM hit
the Coastal flood advisory and
the high surf warning expired,
but now we're talking about this alert
all the way until 2:00 PM on Sunday.
So the surf will continue to subside.
It was up to about 10 feet for today.
You're looking at 5 to 7 by this weekend.
Still dangerous though,
so it is marked that 72 hours after a big
rainstorm you should not be in the water.
But also if you're not a skilled
swimmer you should not be in the water.
Dangerous surfing conditions,
high risk of rip currents and still
potentially some beach erosion as
well as some flooding right along
the coastline cannot be ruled out
as we will still have elevated surf,
just not as high as those sets
up to about 20 feet.
So high surf continuing through the weekend,
lots of sunshine.
This weekend we put the pause.
On the rainy weather,
but it does look to return to our
forecast by Tuesday and then yet
another storm system that we'll be
talking about around this time next
week as we gear up for next weekend.
So all those details are coming
up and your complete forecast,
Carlo.
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