Major coastal flooding hits Mission Beach – 10News.com

Major coastal flooding hits Mission Beach  10News.com

Major flooding hit Mission Beach on Monday morning as some of the highest tides recorded in recent memory struck San Diego's coast — and the National Weather Service says more flooding could be on the way.The tide in La Jolla reached nearly 8 feet Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service. A coastal flood warning is in effect, with more high tides expected through Wednesday.Right where the sand berm breached Monday morning, water poured onto the sidewalk and right up to people's front doors. Residents told me they feel this could have been avoided if the berm had been built higher.Debbilyn Kovalik got the call from neighbors Monday morning that the sand berm in Mission Beach broke, sending water from the ocean rushing onto the sidewalk and into her home.

When I walked inside with her, the water sloshed beneath our feet."It came up to here, and right in the sliding glass door, there's water all the way through," Kovalik said.Kovalik said Mission Beach has dealt with flooding before, but never has it reached inside her home."All the drywall behind the baseboards. Yeah, there's going to be some damage," Kovalik said. "And so we're going to see what we can do to not have this happen again."Just a couple of houses down, Jackie Nipper was dealing with the same