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September 5–6, 2004 – High surf from Hurricane Howard hit the southern California coastline with 6 to 12 ft (1.8 to 3.7 m) waves, which led to more than 1,000 lifeguard rescues over the busy Labor Day Weekend. [32] September 20, 2004 – The remnants of Hurricane Javier dropped 0.08 in (2.0 mm) of rainfall at Needles. [33]
Formerly classified a hurricane, [1] it was the first tropical cyclone to directly affect California since the 1858 San Diego hurricane, [2] and is the only tropical cyclone of tropical-storm strength (or greater) to make landfall in the U.S. state of California. [3]
Hurricane categories. Category 1: Winds 74-95 mph. Damage primarily to shrubbery, trees, poorly constructed items, and unanchored mobile homes. Category 2: Winds 96-110 mph. Some roof damage ...
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Hurricane Hilary made landfall in Mexico's Baja California Peninsula on Aug. 20, 2023, and was tracked from San Diego to east of Fresno as a tropical storm. No tropical storm has officially made ...
The National Hurricane Center said Ernesto remained a Category 1 hurricane on Monday. The storm was moving northeast and was expected to increase in speed but begin to weaken Monday evening.
To be classified as a hurricane, a tropical cyclone must have one-minute-average maximum sustained winds at 10 m (33 ft) above the surface of at least 74 mph (64 kn, 119 km/h; Category 1). [1] The highest classification in the scale, Category 5 , consists of storms with sustained winds of at least 157 mph (137 kn, 252 km/h).
A storm and wind gusts of up to 60 mph (96 kph) prompted the San Francisco tornado warning that extended to neighboring San Mateo County, which went out to about 1 million people earlier this month. The tornado overturned cars and toppled trees and utility poles near a mall in Scotts Valley, about 70 miles (110 kilometers) south of San ...