Photo: “Long Beach harbor” by Ron Reiring, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 2.0. Illustrative photo; not from the Hurricane Polo preparations or storm-damage event. Category: Storm Updates Long Beach declared a local emergency while recovering from Hurricane Marie's waves, which flooded homes, damaged the boardwalk, and washed away protective sand berms. ABC7 Los Angeles (Sept. 23, 2026) also notes that El Niño is looming. Read the full story: After Hurricane Marie