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A red blob shown off the coast of Mexico on the National Hurricane Center's Pacific Ocean map represents a developing tropical system, one that forecast models show could eventually impact the U.S. state of California. Models show the system could bring rain to Southern California and a few even show the potential for more direct impacts, leading to a flurry of speculation on Monday, Aug. In fact, the news that a hurricane could affect California has gone viral, with wild headlines such as "Could California really get hit by a hurricane this weekend?" common. That would indeed be an unusual occurrence: The last tropical storm to make landfall in California was in 1939, USA TODAY previously reported. Under the influence of a strengthening El Niño, a plethora of storms have been seen in the Pacific this summer.
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Another possibility is that it weakens altogether and transitions into post-tropical remnants, bringing impacts such as heavy rain and gusty winds.
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