Disaster● Elevated36m ago · Nov 15, 2026, 1:23 AM
Watch: Massive waves, flooding batter Northern California
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from CBS News · North America
High surf and coastal flooding battered Northern California from Thursday through Saturday, sending massive waves crashing onto shorelines in San Francisco, Pacifica and Santa Cruz.
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