The friendly Californian resort of La Jolla Shores is often referred to as the jewel of San Diego, and with its sandy beaches, clear Pacific waters and exceptional surfing and water sports, itâs easy to see why.
The minimum sustained wind speed for a storm to be considered a  hurricane is 74 mph. Hurricanes have been recorded with sustained  winds of up to 190 mph.
A tropical depression becomes a tropical storm, and is given a name, when its sustained wind speeds top 39 miles (63 kilometers) an hour. When a stormâs sustained wind speeds reach 74 miles (119 kilometers) an hour it becomes a hurricane and earns a category rating of 1 to 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale.