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Some California beaches close after 'unusually high' ocean water…

Remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel are fueling flooding in several Southern California coastal communities; the ocean, apparently, did not wait for the weather.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock on The Weekend Shift
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  1. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTime to pay that off: California beaches are closing under a quiet sky, because the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel are pushing flood water into several Southern California coastal communities.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentABC News says the ocean is running unusually high, so the sea is basically showing up to the sidewalk uninvited.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt matters if you had a beach day planned, because the closures are real and the water is where your towel was going to be.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMy studio water level reading is a cheerful four out of five, by the way.

  5. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFour out of five what, exactly?

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorInches of mood, Kenji, and you're ankle deep in it.

  7. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFine, but my cracked phone case is not waterproof, so I'm staying inland.

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