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Hurricanes form in the eastern Pacific, but CA is generally immune to them given the cold coastal waters.

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California does not typically experience hurricanes or typhoons due to its cooler waters and atmospheric conditions. However, the state can be impacted by remnants of tropical storms that weaken as they move northward from the Pacific Ocean.

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California has been affected by hurricanes and their remnants but to date no hurricane has made a direct landfall there.

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