Is a hurricane or tropical storm headed for California?
Yes: NHC has a tropical storm watch in effect for Southern California coast from the U.S/Mexico Border northward to the San Diego/Orange County Line because of Hurricane Rachel.
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Storms that may affect California · 1
A storm is listed when NHC has a watch or warning here, gives a town here at least a 5% chance of tropical-storm-force winds in 5 days, or its 5-day forecast cone reaches the area.
- Hurricane RachelTropical Storm Watch: Southern California coast from the U.S/Mexico Border northward to the San Diego/Orange County Line · San Diego, CA: 12% chance of tropical-storm-force winds, 0% hurricane-force, 5 days · Forecast cone reaches the areaWhere is it going? →
Could one form nearby? · 0
Areas in NHC's tropical weather outlook that mention California.
NHC's latest outlook does not mention California. All areas NHC is watching →
Storm history · 1949–2025
Tropical storms and hurricanes that passed over or came within 30 km (19 mi) of California, from NHC's HURDAT2 best-track database (1949 to 2025). Category is the Saffir-Simpson category at the time. This season is added after NHC publishes it.
- Direct hits
- 1
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Category 3 or stronger
- 0
Most recent
- Tropical Storm NoraSep 25, 199755 kt (63 mph)
Passed within 150 km (93 mi)
- Tropical Storm NoraSep 25, 1997Passed over California
- Tropical Storm KatrinaSep 2, 1967Closest 71 km (44 mi)
- Tropical Storm (unnamed)Aug 28, 1951Closest 150 km (93 mi)
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