Hurricane Fabio

Hurricane Fabio was the first major hurricane to make landfall in the State of California. Fabio formed southeast of the Baja California Peninsula, struggling to intensify over cold water but barely managing to keep its deep convection. However, a small pocket of record-warm waters south of San Diego allowed the system to develop a small core and undergo rapid intensification into a major hurricane.

Meteorological History
On August 11, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) began monitoring a tropical wave in the far eastern Pacific Ocean for possible tropical development, near the Baja California Peninsula. It acquired sufficient organization to be designated a Tropical Depression by 12:00 UTC on August 13.