“Severe gale force winds hit San Pedro on Sept. 24, measuring up to 65 mph and pummeling Los Angeles 5.42 inches of rain in 24 hours”
. . .
“Rain totals were highest on Mount Wilson, which received 11.88 inches of rain, and Mount Baldy, which saw 7.92 inches of rain, according to the Times”
. . .
"at least 45 people perished on land, with 48 dying at sea. Twenty-four of the deaths occurred on the fishing vessel Spray, which capsized. An Associated Press report on Sept. 26 warned that more two dozen boats “had not been heard from since the storm broke.”
Reports assessed property damage at more than $1 million (about $22 million in today’s dollars), with some homes crumbling into the ocean. In Long Beach, at least a dozen homes were destroyed along the coast."
I looked up the last time this happened, granted 1939 was a different era:
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/california-last-time-tropical-storm-18303748.php
“Severe gale force winds hit San Pedro on Sept. 24, measuring up to 65 mph and pummeling Los Angeles 5.42 inches of rain in 24 hours”
. . .
“Rain totals were highest on Mount Wilson, which received 11.88 inches of rain, and Mount Baldy, which saw 7.92 inches of rain, according to the Times”
. . .
"at least 45 people perished on land, with 48 dying at sea. Twenty-four of the deaths occurred on the fishing vessel Spray, which capsized. An Associated Press report on Sept. 26 warned that more two dozen boats “had not been heard from since the storm broke.”
Reports assessed property damage at more than $1 million (about $22 million in today’s dollars), with some homes crumbling into the ocean. In Long Beach, at least a dozen homes were destroyed along the coast."