Hurricane Kathleen was a Category 1 Pacific hurricane that had a destructive impact in California. On September 7, 1976, a tropical depression formed; two days later it accelerated north towards the Baja California Peninsula. Kathleen brushed the Pacific coast of the peninsula as a hurricane on September 9 and made landfall as a fast-moving tropical storm the next day. With its circulation intact and still a tropical storm, Kathleen headed north into the United States and affected California and Arizona. Kathleen finally dissipated late on September 11. Category 1 hurricane: peak winds of 80 mph (70 knots), lowest pressure 986 mb. September 7 – September 11, 1976. Accumulated cyclone energy: 3.1. Wiki link Track: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best track EP111976 (public domain).