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Flood risk: Bane of Balboa Island’s existence. By Jill Cowan . May 4, 2013 5:55 PM PT ...
Some residents of Balboa Island in Newport Beach reported flooding in their homes Thursday morning as heavy rain soaked Southern California, leading to scenes in some places of cars submerged on ...
When it rains, it pours in Balboa Island — most notably into its streets, where flooding can occur. On Tuesday, the City Council received a presentation of the concept plans to modernize Balboa ...
Anyone who has been on Balboa Island during a hard rain knows the streets can flood. The city of Newport Beach is considering replacing the island’s 1930s-era drainage system with several ...
BALBOA ISLAND (CBSLA) - A strong rain cell Thursday in Orange County left a massive hole in the roof of a commercial building after flooding a couple of schools and leaving several vehicles ...
On Balboa Island, during especially high tides, water from the bay burbles up through cracks in the sidewalk and laps at the top of 80-year-old sea walls, which loom several feet above lower-lying … ...
The last flood insurance study before this one was done in the late 1980s. The difference is most visible on Balboa Island, all of which has been in a designated flood zone for decades. Advertisement ...
Flooding hits Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach amid high tide and surf. Residents started July 4 by shoveling sand and water out of their driveways.
The flooding was centered near A Street and East Balboa Boulevard, said Newport Beach police Sgt. Steve Oberon. The flooding was about knee deep and had reached three blocks inland. https ...
NEWPORT BEACH (CBSLA)-- A combination of high tide and high surf caused about three blocks of flooding at the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach Friday night. By 10 p.m. some of the water had ...