Rachel becomes a remnant; flood and surf hazards continue
NHC ended Rachel’s advisories at 8 a.m. PDT on October 11, but its final forecast still warns of flash flooding inland and hazardous surf along Southern California.
Rachel is now a remnant system, with maximum sustained winds near 35 mph in the National Hurricane Center’s final advisory at 15:00 UTC on October 11—8 a.m. PDT.
The change ends NHC’s cyclone bulletins; local weather warnings continue. [1]
The final forecast calls for total rainfall of 1–3 inches, locally up to 5, from Southern California into the Great Basin and parts of the Southwest through Sunday, with flash and urban flooding possible. KESQ’s early Sunday reporting describes flooded roads and closures in the Coachella Valley. Its live list is useful for local travel, but conditions can change quickly. [1][3]
Along the Malibu coast and Los Angeles County beaches, the local coastal flood warning runs until 3 p.m. PDT Sunday, followed by an advisory through 2 p.m. PDT Tuesday, October 13. Waves, elevated sea level and high tide can coincide even after a cyclone loses its classification. Consult the local NWS bulletin and current road closures before travelling; an ended cyclone bulletin is not an all-clear. [1][2]
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- National Hurricane Center · Final advisory 58
Issued 15:00 UTC October 11 (8 a.m. MST in the bulletin; also 8 a.m. PDT, both UTC−07:00). Remnants, 35 mph winds, continuing rain/surf hazards; no further NHC advisories.
- NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard · Coastal warning
Malibu and Los Angeles County beaches: warning through 3 p.m. PDT October 11, advisory through 2 p.m. PDT October 13. These local flood alerts differ from NHC tropical-cyclone coastal warnings.
- KESQ · October 11 road conditions
Independent local reporting published 5:16 a.m. on flooding and road closures in the Coachella Valley. Describes observed effects; not an independent recomputation of NHC rainfall forecasts.
- NOAA / WPC · Rainfall forecast graphic
Unchanged official map issued 1:28 a.m. PDT October 11; printed valid window 11 p.m. October 10–5 a.m. October 13. Forecast rainfall, not observed amounts.
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Forecast rainfall from Southern California into the Great Basin. Map issued October 11 at 1:28 a.m. PDT; valid through October 13 at 5 a.m. PDT. The final advisory gives 1–3 inches, locally 5.
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