The rare tropical storm that swamped Los Angeles in flooding rains

A sudden storm in Sept. 1939 caused major flooding across an area not accustomed to such rapid heavy rainfall

One of the few tropical storms on record to strike California came ashore near Los Angeles on Sept. 25, 1939.

The storm brought a tremendous amount of rain to a typically dry region of the world, unleashing major floods that killed dozens of people…

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