Powerful waves lash California coast as storm threatens more damage

"Powerful waves thrashed communities along California's southern coast, damaging homes and sending water cascading through streets as residents braced for more potential damage wrought by Tropical Storm Rachel.
The storm system churning in the Pacific was expected to make a rare West coast landfall near the California and Mexico border early Sunday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS), packing potential for strong winds and heavy rains that could cause further destruction and coastal flooding." msn