Local & Regional · Environment & Climate · North America

'Pretty epic' Kelvin wave is latest threat to SoCal coastal cities. How soon, and how bad?

Coastal communities are beginning to assess the damage from waves and flooding as Southern California braces for more potentially destructive conditions from a coastally trapped Kelvin wave.

14 September 2026Live

Sources

Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-09-14/kelvin-wave-poses-new-threat-to-socal-coastal-cities-timeline

Coastal communities are beginning to assess the damage from waves and flooding as Southern California braces for more potentially destructive conditions from a coastally trapped Kelvin wave.

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