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Balboa Island Flooding Warning Spurs Metrolink Suspension

By Drooid · Oct 25, 2026, 4:45 PM UTC · How we work

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Newport Beach officials warned residents of flooding as high tides approached.
A tide gauge on Balboa Island recorded a 7.6-foot reading, two feet above forecast.
Leaders said water could rise up to nine feet above normal during tides.
Weather Service issued a flood advisory for Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties.
Metrolink suspended service between Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo and Oceanside stations because of flood warning.

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Newport Beach officials warned residents of flooding as high tides approached.
A tide gauge on Balboa Island recorded a 7.6-foot reading, two feet above forecast.
Leaders said water could rise up to nine feet above normal during tides.
Weather Service issued a flood advisory for Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties.
Metrolink suspended service between Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo and Oceanside stations because of flood warning.