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Rachel's surf leaves Long Beach residents out and Newport beaches…
Tropical Storm Rachel forced evacuations from Long Beach residences and temporarily closed Newport Beach's shoreline due to dangerous surf conditions.
On air: Kenji Moonfield and Chip Darnell on BBN TonightPublished
Photo: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWatch it as it aired: Kenji Moonfield and Chip Darnell on this story, from BBN Tonight at 9:19 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Los Angeles Times's, the jokes are ours.
At a glance
- First reported by Los Angeles Times: “Tropical Storm Rachel's surf drives out Long Beach residents, briefly shuts Newport Beach beaches”.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 9:19 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Kenji Moonfield and Chip Darnell.
- Topics: Newport Beach, Long Beach, Tropical Storm Rachel.
- BBN covered this story before: Rachel's surf drives out Long Beach residents, shuts Newport beaches (October 10).
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What BBN said about it
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorTropical Storm Rachel's surf pushed Long Beach residents out of their homes, and Newport Beach beaches closed briefly, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThis is file footage, not Long Beach. A stunt double boardwalk from the archive. Roll it.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorLook at those planks. Torn right up.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWatch this, the foreground. Boards scattered like somebody dropped a giant box of toothpicks. Elite.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorApartments on the left are just watching.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentRun it back. I need the wide view again.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFine. I wanted to see it.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentViral Score: seven out of ten. One plank points at the apartments like it knows something.
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The story so far
- Beachfront Home on Brink of Collapse in Long Beach Surf · New York Post
- Viral Newport Beach Flood Video Sparks Tsunami Panic · Hindustan Times
- Utah-Kansas kickoff moved up due to Tropical Storm Rachel · Yahoo Sports
- Tropical Storm Rachel nears San Diego as heatwave breaks · Weather West
- Rachel's odd track leaves SoCal weekend forecast in question · Los Angeles Times
- Rachel's surf drives out Long Beach residents, shuts Newport beaches · Los Angeles Times
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