Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=zkllhOCfAhV Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Hurricane Genevieve: first Category 5 of 2026 hits California with huge swell | The Ground Truth [9INkVMiJaxJ] Health Updated on August 11, 2026 EDT — Published on August 11, 2026 EDT Hurricane Genevieve rapidly intensified into the first Category 5 Pacific hurricane of 2026, with winds near 160 mph about 500 miles southwest of Baja California. Now a high-end Category 4, it is sending a long-period south swell and life-threatening surf and rip currents toward Southern California this week. The closing frames show a hurricane seen from the International Space Station. Footage: @surfline; space imagery: NASA / ISS. Cross-verified with Surfline, Yale Climate Connections and Newsweek. #Shorts #Hurricane #California 8ikl48AO81d KUm78coPn39 cuoA8NHFnE1 ygn3dFQ0EXf PMIjAdPrgAH
Hurricane Genevieve rapidly intensified into the first Category 5 Pacific hurricane of 2026, with winds near 160 mph about 500 miles southwest of Baja California. Now a high-end Category 4, it is sending a long-period south swell and life-threatening surf and rip currents toward Southern California this week. The closing frames show a hurricane seen from the International Space Station. Footage: @surfline; space imagery: NASA / ISS. Cross-verified with Surfline, Yale Climate Connections and Newsweek. #Shorts #Hurricane #California 8ikl48AO81d KUm78coPn39 cuoA8NHFnE1 ygn3dFQ0EXf PMIjAdPrgAH