Failing bulkhead adds to Long Beach's dangerous surf concerns

FOX 11 Los Angeles reports heavy-duty sandbag deployments and red-tagged structures as Rachel threatens the coast.

Channel: FOX 11 Los Angeles Story of October 12, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 178,544 views a day, 12 times a normal first day on this channel (14,481).

Dangerous surf, eroding shorelines impacting Long Beach coast

Heavy-duty sandbags are being used to support a failing bulkhead in Long Beach, where the city has red-tagged eight structures, FOX 11 Los Angeles reports. Its coastal update focuses on the defenses against dangerous surf and an eroding shoreline as Tropical Storm Rachel threatens the region.

The report drew roughly 180,000 views in its first day, far beyond the audience a regular FOX 11 upload usually attracts. It follows the station's earlier aerial coverage of flooding on Newport Beach's peninsula, shifting the focus to Long Beach's vulnerable waterfront.

Published Saturday, the update also carried a warning from forecasters that Sunday morning's high tides would likely bring severe ocean flooding to south-facing beaches.

Sandbags became a practical question in the comments: viewers asked how much protection they can provide when flooding is expected. That question sits at the center of FOX 11's report, with temporary support being deployed against an already failing coastal barrier.

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The numbers

The coastal report attracted an unusually large first-day audience. FOX 11's overall daily views also climbed well above their usual pace.

the video's first day

usual first day here

14,481

this video

178,544

subscribers

1,360,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

1,393,053,269

views per day

2,668,754

typical day: 351,446

the video

views

180,631

likes

543

comments

108

days online

2

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

KTLA 5

1,510,000

FOX 11 Los Angeles

1,360,000

CBS New York

1,200,000

CBS LA

1,160,000

FOX 13 Tampa Bay

1,080,000

FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth

1,020,000

As of October 12, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.