page_title: 1939 Pacific hurricane season
section_title: Hurricane Nine
hierarchical_section_title: 1939 Pacific hurricane season / Systems / Hurricane Nine
caption_attribution_description: English: Track map of the 1939 California tropical storm
context_page_description: The 1939 Pacific hurricane season ran through the summer and fall of 1939. Before the satellite age started in the 1960s, data on east Pacific hurricanes was extremely unreliable. Most east Pacific storms were of no threat to land. However, 1939 saw a large number of storms threaten California.
context_section_description: On September 14, a tropical cyclone formed off the coast of Central America.  This tropical storm tracked northwestward and intensified into a hurricane.  The sea-level pressure dropped to 975 mbar (28.8 inHg) or lower.  The hurricane recurved gradually to the northeast and weakened over cool seas. On September 25, this tropical storm made landfall near Long Beach, California, and dissipated inland.
  The tropical storm caught Southern Californians unprepared. It brought heavy rain and flooding to the area, which killed 45 people. At sea, 48 were killed.  The storm caused heavy property damage amounting to $2 million (1939 USD) in total, mostly to crops and coastal infrastructure.
caption: Map showing effects of Hurricane Nine on California
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