PCH closed in Huntington Beach due to flooding amid high tide

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Tuesday, January 24, 2023
PCH closed in Huntington Beach due to flooding amid high tide
A stretch of Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach was closed due to surging waves that flooded the roadway.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- All lanes on a stretch of Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach closed Tuesday due to surging waves that flooded the roadway.

According to the city, PCH was closed shortly after 11 a.m. between Warner Avenue and Seapoint Street. The northbound lanes reopened at around 8:24 p.m.

Video from AIR7 HD showed water covering lanes on both sides of the highway.

There was no immediate estimate on how long the SB lanes will remain shut down.