Thirteen homes along the Long Beach Peninsula have already been red-tagged following lashings by powerful waves and the city is bracing for the possibility of another round of high tides that could cause even more damage to an already vulnerable coastline.<\/p>\n
Parts of the boardwalk washed away after multiple rounds of high tides and powerful surf along the stretch of coastline caused extensive destruction. Thirteen homes were red-tagged, another was yellow-tagged, nine homes remain under evacuation orders and 39 others are under evacuation warnings.<\/p>\n
Over the past six weeks, the peninsula was repeatedly battered by the strong surf, ripping apart the historic boardwalk and damaging homes along the water. The City of Long Beach is continuing to make repairs as residents brace for more high tides.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe continue to do a lot of work, and then unfortunately have to restart that work after we have a significant high tide event with that wave activity,\u201d said Jake Heflin, Long Beach Fire Department Assistant Chief. \u201cBut this is part of that ongoing process.\u201d<\/p>\n
Heflin said crews have been working diligently to minimize further damage by making emergency repairs and shoring up the area.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe biggest concern is undermining of the foundations, so we\u2019ve done a lot of work to identify and isolate that to the best of our ability,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Last month, the city declared a local emergency following the damage from Hurricane Marie. This helped the city strengthen its ability to prepare for and respond to potential flooding, coastal erosion, infrastructure damage and other storm-related hazards.<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe damage along Long Beach’s Peninsula continues to grow after days of powerful waves battered homes. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News at 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\u201cThese events are happening at a pace that is unprecedented in our community,\u201d Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson said. \u201cThree major storm events, tropical storms and hurricanes within six weeks is unprecedented. Our infrastructure wasn’t designed or built for this.\u201d<\/p>\n
The city is focusing on the cleanup\u00a0while working to protect this stretch of coastline from further damage and taking steps to make it more resilient.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cWe have to prepare for even more severe conditions through this El Ni\u00f1o season,\u201d Richardson said. \u201cOur responsibility is to use what we’re learning now to build stronger protections for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
Building inspectors are continuing to evaluate the properties and the extent of the damage. There\u2019s no timeline on when evacuation orders or warnings will be lifted.<\/p>\n