Up and down the California coast, monster waves hit coastal towns on Thursday shaken by a powerful storm in the Pacific Ocean.
From San Diego to Los Angeles and beyond San Francisco, the National Weather Service issued coastal flood warnings and high surf warnings for breaking waves between 28 and 33 feet.
Waves of up to 40 feet were forecast to be seen in some locations.
The huge waves invaded beaches and coastal roads.
Some even crashed into homes and businesses.
The debris deposited on the streets was so heavy that work crews used plows to clear the scenic State Highway 1, south of San Francisco.
Other sections of the road were too buried to clean.
Officials issued evacuation orders for several coastal communities in northern and central California.
High tide and rain caused large waves to hit the shoreline and cause flooding in Capitola Village, California, on December 25, 2023. ZUMAPRESS.com
Residents local reporters spoke to were surprised to see the waves so large.
Many went to the beaches to take photographs and videos.
Watch the video below as shocked photographers screamed and ran from a monster in Capitola.
People watch the waves near the Pacifica Municipal Pier in Pacifica, California, on Dec. 28, 2023. AP
“Before anyone said anything, just after a bigger wave came, everyone was asked to leave and evacuate the Esplanade,” Yesica Guzmán posted on social media. “The police were making sure everyone was safe. No one was hurt due to the waves, at least no one near us. Shortly after this video, everyone received evacuation notices and the police evacuated anyone nearby.”
“We put evacuation warnings in place around 8 a.m. this morning for this area and as you can see, these waves are incredibly powerful,” Ashley Keehn, information officer for the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, told KTVU FOX 2. “They’re washing logs here. A lot of debris, a lot of driftwood. That’s why we’ve been asking people to avoid the direct coastal zone.”
However, not everyone followed the advice and ended up soaked.
A front-end loader removes debris along a flooded Clarendon highway due to high waves in Pacifica, California, on Dec. 28, 2023. AP Two of three rescue helicopters sent to the scene flew over the Oceano State Vehicular Recreation Area Dunes in Oceano, California, after flooding caused large waves in the ocean on December 28, 2023. AP
The waves kept coming.
Take a look at this aerial photograph of Ventura, California.
The waves come in series, one after another.
Large waves crash into Duncan’s Landing north of Carmet on December 28, 2023, as a Pacific storm hits Northern California. AP
Ventura County rescue crews were kept busy with rescues and injury calls as waves smashed windows and glass doors of homes and swept onlookers from docks and beaches.
A wave in Ventura County, north of Los Angeles, surpassed the pier.
The NWS estimated it to be 20 feet tall.
Massive waves hit the beach in Santa Cruz County, California, December 28, 2023. via REUTERS Heavy machinery clears mud and fallen trees from the beach, as massive waves hit the California coast in Santa County Cruz, California, on December 28, 2023. September 28, 2023. via REUTERS
Coastal flooding and high surf warnings in Northern California expire Thursday afternoon and early Friday.
The NWS warned that the next series of large waves will arrive on Saturday.
The NWS Los Angeles office is taking no chances and warnings in Southern California are in effect through Saturday night.
The worst of the flooding occurs during high tide.
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