As I sit here in the state of Florida listening to the rain come down from Tropical Storm Fay, I started thinking when was the last time that the left (west) coast of the U.S.A. got hit by a hurricane?

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No hurricane is on record as ever hitting the USA's West Coast, and meteorologists know of only one tropical storm that hit California as the 39 mph or faster winds needed to define it as a tropical storm. Many storms with winds much faster than 39 mph have hit the state, of course, but these have been extratropical storms. California's one, confirmed tropical storm came ashore near Long Beach in late September 1939 with 50 mph winds. Since this was before forecasters began naming storms, it has no formal name. While this is the only tropical storm known to have hit California while still a storm, remnants of many hurricanes and tropical storms have affected California, sometimes seriously. http://www.usatoday.com/weather/whhcalif.htm Aug 22 08, 6:29 PM