🚨 Washington, Oregon, California: 40-Ft Waves and a Typhoon-Fueled Storm Tonight |Town in Emergency

#washingtonstorm #oregoncoast #californiastorm Ocean Shores, Washington, is under a citywide state of emergency as crews stack boulders along an eroding shoreline that protects homes and a one-million-gallon water tank. A new Pacific storm, carrying moisture from former Typhoon Cempaka, reaches the Washington and Oregon coast Saturday afternoon and night, November 14, 2026. The National Weather Service has High Surf Warnings from Washington to central California, with breaking waves of 25 to 40 feet, a High Wind Warning on the southern Oregon coast, a Wind Advisory for the Washington coast and a Flood Watch for Mason County, Washington. A preliminary Coast Guard report describes wave damage near the Noyo River at Fort Bragg, California. Also in this video: the Ocean Shores boil-water advisory, the Skokomish River forecast, what Friday's storm did in California, how confident the wind forecast is, the next storms through midweek, pet safety on the beach, and city forecasts from Seattle to Sacramento. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Waves, a new storm and Ocean Shores 0:36 Ocean Shores: emergency on the shoreline 1:34 Water main break and boil-water advisory 2:01 Washington warnings: surf, wind, flood watch 2:49 Skokomish River 3:15 Tonight's storm 3:35 Moisture from former Typhoon Cempaka 4:14 Oregon: 30 to 35 foot breakers 4:42 High Wind Warning on the south coast 5:22 A dog, a child and a sneaker wave 5:39 California: what Friday's storm did 5:59 Interstate 80 over Donner Summit 6:19 Fort Bragg: preliminary damage report 6:39 California surf warnings 7:19 Santa Cruz closures and evacuation warnings 7:45 How confident is the wind forecast? 8:34 What's next through midweek 9:43 City forecasts 11:20 Safety 11:44 Wrap-up SOURCES: National Weather Service Seattle, Portland, Medford, Eureka, San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Reno and Hanford · NOAA National Water Prediction Service · City of Ocean Shores · Santa Cruz Fire Department · Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office · Caltrans · California Highway Patrol · U.S. Coast Guard (via National Weather Service storm report). FOOTAGE CREDITS: Footage (Facebook): AccuWeather · Allen Hill · Britannia Arms of Capitola · CHP - Truckee · Craig Croman · Damon Meyer · Discovering Depoe Bay Oregon · Escape to the West · Everything South City · Jamie Baird · KOMO News · Leah Vaughan · Lucinda Chrisman · Mayra Capi · Miguel Torres · Myles F. Corcoran · Olu Kesh · Pacific Northwest Weather Watch · Placer County Scanner Peeps - The Page · Raymond Luciani · Robert Lee · Rock Your World · Steve An Elizabeth York · Susan Conniry · Terrence J Allison · The Daily World / CJ Ripley · Tokeland Tuna Co. · Washington Weather Chasers · Washington Weather Chasers (video Mariely Valdes) All footage belongs to its original creators and is used for news reporting and commentary. To request a credit change or removal, please contact us. Official graphics: NOAA / National Weather Service. Weather visualization: Windy.com. DISCLAIMER: Information was current Saturday morning, November 14, 2026, Pacific time, and changes quickly. Wind, rain, wave and river figures for tonight are forecasts. The Fort Bragg damage report is preliminary and its extent is not confirmed. Impact statements quoted from warnings are what the National Weather Service says could happen. Always follow your local National Weather Service office and emergency officials. #washingtonstorm #oregoncoast #californiastorm #oceanshores #highsurfwarning #westcoaststorm #atmosphericriver #skokomishriver #fortbragg #weatherdisaster