On this day in…
1972: Hurricane Hyacinth moved as far west as 125 West before recurving to the northeast. The remnants made landfall between Los Angeles and San Diego on 9.3 with winds of 25 mph and rainfall of up to one inch in the mountains from 8.29 to 9.6. This tropical cyclone holds the distinction [...]

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On this day in…
2000: Thunderstorms hit the desert with 1.5 inches of rain in only 45 minutes and wind gusts to 61 mph at Borrego Springs. Flash flooding resulted, with mud in homes and damaged roads in the Borrego Springs area. Flash floods, mud and debris covered roads from Yucca Valley to Palm Springs and [...]

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You can see from this Water Vapor image the moisture drifting up from the south. Note the comma shaped object just west of the Baja California, that is whats left of Hurricane Dean.
Click here to be taken to the looped version of the image and you will see the progression of the moisture approaching us [...]

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Here is an interesting tracking map from Weather Underground of the GFDL Model of Hurricane Dean’s potential path and strength as it crosses Mexico’s main land and then travels up the Gulf of California. Note that according to this model, as of today’s run, it strengthens back into a category 1 hurricane in the Gulf [...]

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