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🌱 Patch AM: SoCal Braces For Tropical Storm Rachel, Flash Flooding, Coastal Damage

And check out Baseball Throwback Living-Room Pop-Up on the Los Angeles Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • Tropical Storm Rachel targets LA with flooding rains and dangerous surf

Also on today's calendar: Baseball Throwback Living-Room Pop-Up and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Some rain in the morning, with a high of 72 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Monday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 68, low: 56.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny and cool, with a high of 73 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• SoCal Braces For Tropical Storm Rachel, Flash Flooding, Coastal Damage (patch.com) — Southern California residents, especially in Los Angeles, are being warned to prepare for Tropical Storm Rachel's heavy rain, strong winds, and dangerous coastal flooding through early next week. Forecasters highlight risks of flash flooding in the Los Angeles Basin, hazardous surf and coastal erosion at beaches like Malibu and Long Beach, and a sharp cooldown with widespread showers Sunday and Monday.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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