Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Hurricane Rachel Could Bring Rain, Flooding Across Southwest
Hurricane Rachel is moving north toward parts of the Southwest.
Forecasters say it could bring rain and flooding threats to San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange County, Nevada, and Arizona.
Some mountain areas may have stronger wind gusts than places at lower elevations.
Cooler ocean water and dry air are expected to weaken the storm.
But weakening does not mean the danger will be gone.
Rachel may still carry a lot of moisture.
It could also bring tropical-storm-force winds as it gets closer.
A change into a post-tropical cyclone does not necessarily end those threats.
Hurricane Rachel is forecast to bring rain and flooding threats to San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange County, Nevada, and Arizona.
Mountain communities could experience stronger wind gusts than lower-elevation areas.
Rachel is expected to weaken as it moves north over cooler ocean water and into dry air.
Forecasters say the system could retain significant moisture as it approaches the region.
The storm could still produce tropical-storm-force winds after transitioning into a post-tropical cyclone.
- Who
- Hurricane Rachel and the communities in its projected path.
- What
- A storm expected to bring rain and flooding threats, with possible strong winds.
- When
- As Rachel moves north and approaches the region; no specific date is stated.
- Where
- San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange County, Nevada, and Arizona.
- Why
- The storm may retain significant moisture and potentially tropical-storm-force winds despite weakening.
- Storm
- Hurricane Rachel
- Threats
- Rain, flooding, and potentially tropical-storm-force winds
- Places named
- San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange County, Nevada, and Arizona
- Mountain impacts
- Mountain communities could experience stronger wind gusts than lower elevations.
- Expected weakening factors
- Cooler ocean water and dry air
- Forecast caveat
- Transitioning into a post-tropical cyclone does not mean the threat will disappear.