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I didn't realize there were hurricanes in the Pacific. My brother lives in Carlsbad, I wonder if he's noted the sand loss?
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I think the article meant the remnants of a hurricane. If the hurricane drifts north enough, it will weaken and get caught up in the jet stream and end up in SoCal / Las Vegas / Arizona. It explains some of the (rare) monsoon storms in the summer. By the time it hits the continental US, it is usually just a wind storm that generates surfers waves, and in this case washes away a beach. If the storm stays south enough, it will occasionally reach Hawaii, and if the waters stay warm, causes hurricanes to hit Hawaii. 

www.nhc.noaa.gov has good trackers. Also, this year's Atlantic hurricane season has been unusually quiet.

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I didn't realize there were hurricanes in the Pacific. My brother lives in Carlsbad, I wonder if he's noted the sand loss?
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I think the article meant the remnants of a hurricane. If the hurricane drifts north enough, it will weaken and get caught up in the jet stream and end up in SoCal / Las Vegas / Arizona. It explains some of the (rare) monsoon storms in the summer. By the time it hits the continental US, it is usually just a wind storm that generates surfers waves, and in this case washes away a beach. If the storm stays south enough, it will occasionally reach Hawaii, and if the waters stay warm, causes hurricanes to hit Hawaii. 

www.nhc.noaa.gov has good trackers. Also, this year's Atlantic hurricane season has been unusually quiet.