Hurricane won't hit California
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Experts explain.
Hurricane Karina's swells are expected to reach Southern California, bringing life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.
Distant hurricanes will impact the California coast Labor Day weekend, raising the risk of dangerous rip currents and sneaker waves.
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Pacific storm surge: Hawaii braces for Hurricane Lowell as California preps for tropical deluge
A surge of tropical activity fueled by an active El Niño is pushing multiple hurricanes across the eastern and central Pacific, putting Hawaii on alert and sending heavy moisture toward California and the desert Southwest.
Three storms, spurred on by El Niño, are inching closer to Hawaii. Could one of them even affect California this weekend?
Hurricane Karina developed Sunday night in the Pacific Ocean and quickly escalated into a Category 4 storm, feeding off warm waters far offshore.
The National Hurricane Center says that Tropical Storm Marie will become a hurricane on Wednesday and might produce waves that could cause problems at some San Diego and Orange County beaches over the Labor Day weekend.