Long Beach residents were being warned Wednesday to prepare for a storm expected to bring moderate rainfall, possible thunderstorms and coastal flooding Wednesday and Thursday, with particular concern for low-lying neighborhoods along the city\u2019s waterfront.<\/p>\n
The city announced Tuesday that it had opened sandbag distribution sites and would activate an emergency shelter for people experiencing homelessness during the storm.<\/p>\n
The National Weather Service issued a beach hazards statement through Thursday, warning of possible beach erosion and tidal overflow along south-facing beaches around high tide.<\/p>\n
City officials urged residents of the Peninsula, Alamitos Bay, Naples Island and Belmont Shore to take precautions against localized flooding caused by rainfall and elevated tides.<\/p>\n
Public works crews have inspected and cleared storm drains in flood-prone areas, checked pump stations and seawall plugs and reinforced protective sand berms along vulnerable stretches of beach, according to the city.<\/p>\n
Officials urged motorists to avoid flooded streets and intersections and allow extra travel time during the storm.<\/p>\n
Sand and sandbags are available at five locations throughout the city:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Fire Station 7, 2295 Elm Ave.;<\/p>\n
\u2014 Fire Station 12, 1199 E. Artesia Blvd.;<\/p>\n
\u2014 Fire Station 13, 2475 Adriatic Ave.;<\/p>\n
\u2014 Fire Station 14, 5200 E. Eliot St.; and<\/p>\n
\u2014 Claremont Beach Parking Lot, 5400 E. Ocean Blvd.<\/p>\n
Residents can obtain up to 10 sandbags and should bring their own shovels or other tools to fill them. Empty bags are also available at neighborhood fire stations.<\/p>\n
Additional assistance with filling sandbags will be available at the Claremont Beach Parking Lot from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday and during the weather event, officials said.<\/p>\n
A limited number of prefilled sandbags will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.<\/p>\n
Residents with disabilities or other accessibility needs may request delivery of prefilled sandbags by calling 562-570-4765 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays.<\/p>\n
The city\u2019s inclement weather shelter at the Multi-Service Center, 1301 W. 12th St., is scheduled to open Wednesday and remain available through Friday morning.<\/p>\n
Long Beach Fire Department Marine Safety Swift Water Rescue personnel are scheduled to begin patrolling riverbeds at 6 p.m. Wednesday to warn people experiencing homelessness about the danger of rapidly rising water.<\/p>\n
Homeless Services Bureau staff will also conduct outreach to notify people about the availability of the temporary shelter.<\/p>\n
Residents were advised to avoid ocean water contact for at least 72 hours following significant rainfall because stormwater runoff can carry elevated levels of bacteria into coastal waters.<\/p>\n
The city also urged boat owners in local marinas to secure vessels, check dock lines and remove loose equipment before the storm.<\/p>\n
Additional sandbag distribution events are scheduled for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Long Beach City College\u2019s Trades, Technology and Community Learning Campus, 4901 E. Pacific Coast Highway, and Nov. 7 at the college\u2019s Liberal Arts Campus, Lot M, 4901 E. Carson St.<\/p>\n
Residents can sign up for emergency alerts at longbeach.gov\/disasterpreparedness\/alert-long-beach.<\/p>\n
Street flooding and downed trees can be reported at 562-570-2700. Emergencies, including downed power lines, should be reported by calling 911.<\/p>\n
Additional storm updates are available at longbeach.gov\/emergency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Long Beach residents were being warned Wednesday to prepare for a storm expected to bring moderate rainfall, possible…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":504138,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[174,644,131,133,132,8771,65,165893,10475],"class_list":["post-504137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-beach","tag-flooding","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news","tag-neighborhoods","tag-risk","tag-warns","tag-waterfront"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=504137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504137\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/504138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=504137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=504137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=504137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}