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Red-tagged homes mark Rachel's damage on Long Beach Peninsula

KTLA 5's report warned of further damaging surf after a weekend that left several oceanfront homes red-tagged.

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 274,158 views a day, 10 times a normal first day on this channel (26,395).

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Several homes are red-tagged. After powerful surf from Tropical Storm Rachel battered the Long Beach Peninsula over the weekend, KTLA's Monday report warned that the coast could face further damage.

That is a more serious chapter than the beach closures and coastal flood warnings we reported here earlier. The concern now includes homes already damaged by the ocean, not just keeping people away from the water.

"More damaging surf expected to hammer Long Beach coast" drew about 155,000 views in nine hours, already several times the audience a regular KTLA video typically receives in a full first day. The comments turned toward the vulnerability of beachfront construction, with viewers raising questions about building close to the water and permitting decisions.

KTLA has also moved into covering what comes after the waves. In "Long Beach Boardwalk shredded by damaging surf," reporter Chris Wolfe follows the city's work on a long-term recovery for the peninsula. The damaged boardwalk adds a public space to a story that had centered on oceanfront homes.

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The facts
Channel
KTLA 5
Subscribers
1,510,000
Channel views, last 7 days
18,606,036
Channel views, pace per day
2,014,352 (on a normal day: 2,471,784)
Video published
October 12, 2026
Video views so far
155,100 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day
274,158

The numbers

The surf report passed KTLA's usual full-day audience well before its first day was over.

the video's first day
usual first day here
26,395
this video
274,158
subscribers
1,510,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
total views
1,823,368,127
views per day
2,014,352
typical day: 2,471,784
the video
views
155,100
likes
580
comments
203
days online
1
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
WFAA
2,190,000
KTLA 5
1,510,000
CBS New York
1,200,000
CBS LA
1,160,000
As of October 13, 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.
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