Why doesnt SoCal get many tropical storms? @NBCLA
Why doesnt SoCal get many tropical storms?  @NBCLA
Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
NBC4 Meteorologist David Biggar got a great question from one of our executive producers, asking if the ongoing marine heat wave would help tropical storms develop.

While we do have warmer water near the coast, it is still cold by tropical cyclone standards.
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Why doesn't SoCal get many tropical storms?

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