Kathleen was was the first tropical cyclone to hit the San Diego area since 1939. Hurricane Kathleen made landfall in northern Baja California on Sept. 11, 1976.

It was Oct. 2, 1858. The only recorded hurricane to ever strike San Diego was wreaking havoc. One-hundred-and-forty-eight years later, the Category 1 storm strike – and the knowledge that it will ...

Abbott said even if Hilary misses San Diego, we still might get a lot of rain. "And so that means the flooding. Now the last time we really go hit hard by one was 1976 with Tropical Storm Kathleen.

With Hurricane Hilary headed toward the Southwest U.S., I thought I’d share a bit about another hurricane/tropical storm that hit the Southwest in 1976. First of all, hurricanes and tropical … ...

Weather experts are revisiting two of these storm events in particular — a September 1939 tropical storm in Los Angeles and Hurricane Kathleen — to see how Hurricane Hilary might shake out.

SAN DIEGO — As newly designated Hurricane Hilary inches up the Baja California coastline on a path toward San Diego, questions arose as to when was the last time that a hurricane made landfall ...

That last happened more than 150 years ago on Oct. 2, 1858, when a hurricane later called the San Diego Hurricane hit the county with sustained wind speeds of 75 mph.

Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006 | The early morning clouds looked menacing, but just covered San Diego in a brief rain shower. The worst was yet to come. After the rain […] ...