1941 Cabo San Lucas hurricane

Pacific hurricane in 1941 1941 Cabo San Lucas hurricane analysis 10 Sep.png Surface weather analysis of the hurricane on September 10 September 8, 1941 September 13, 1941 75 1001 1941 15 Baja California Peninsula, California 1941 Pacific hurricane season The 1941 Cabo San Lucas hurricane is considered one of the worst tropical cyclones on record to affect Cabo San Lucas. The hurricane was first reported on September 8 off the coast of Mexico. It slowly moved northwestward while intensifying. After peaking in intensity, it entered the Gulf of California, and weakened rapidly. It dissipated on September 13. This system brought winds and heavy rain to the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula. The hurricane destroyed poorer sections of La Paz and its nearby villages. Two villages were completely destroyed. Furthermore, Cabo San Lucas was devastated. The torrential rains damaged roads and left thousands homeless. In addition, the hurricane destroyed the tuna canning industry in San José del Cabo. Throughout the devastated peninsula, 15 people were killed, and many others were injured. Initially following the storm, Cabo San Lucas was abandoned, but after World War II, most of the destroyed buildings were rebuilt. The remnants of the storm later brought rains to California and Arizona, peaking at 3.54 in mm on 0 at Mormon Lake. Meteorological history A tropical storm was first reported on September 8, 1941. The storm quickly intensified, becoming a mid-level tropical storm the next day while attaining its lowest reported pressure of 1001.4 mbar inHg on. It slowly moved northwestward, and entered the Gulf of California. Subsequently, the hurricane made landfall along the southern portion of Baja California Sur,USA Today Jack Williams Background: California's tropical storms May 17, 2005 https://www.usatoday.com/weather/whhcalif.htm May 17, 2013 February 26, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090226172558/http://www.usatoday.com/weather/whhcalif.htm dead with winds of 85 mph km/h 5 on. This made the hurricane a Category 1 on the modern-day Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale. Even though the Monthly Weather Review reported that the hurricane was last observed on September 12,Willis Hurd Weather on the North Pacific Ocean Monthly Weather Review May 17, 2013 September 1941 69 11 340 10.1175/1520-0493(1941)069<0340:WOTNPO>2.0.CO;2 1941MWRv...69..340H http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/069-081/069/mwr-069-09-0274b.pdf December 22, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121222050530/http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/069-081/069/mwr-069-09-0274b.pdf live the storm is presumed to have weakened thereafter as it moved up the coast and by September 13, only a swirl of clouds remained. Impact and aftermath left|thumb|Weather map of the hurricane making landfall on September 11 Throughout the peninsula, 15 people were killed, and many were injured. According to press reports from Mexico City, the hurricane was considered the worst system to affect the state since the dawn of the 20th century. The port town of Cabo San Lucas was washed away and mostly destroyed due to flooding.Desert Plant Life 1944 16-19 151 The storm brought "great loss of life" to the city.Zwinger Ann A desert country near the sea: a natural history of the Cape 1983 327 Furthermore, the hurricane destroyed a tuna packaging plant. In all, this hurricane is regarded as one of the worst tropical cyclones to affect the city.Browne, John Murray, Spence Explorations of Lower California 1966 2, 14 Initially following the system, activities among the surrounding areas of the village ceased; throughout World War II, Cabo San Lucas was essentially abandoned, but most of the buildings destroyed were rebuilt following the war.Explore around Mexico About Cabo San Lucas http://www.explorandomexico.com/city/6/Cabo-San-Lucas/about/ April 5, 2013 July 7, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140707221337/http://explorandomexico.com/city/6/Cabo-San-Lucas/about/ liveCabo San Lucas http://difusion.conanp.gob.mx/CSL/historia.php CONANP May 17, 2013 https://archive.today/20130615073321/http://difusion.conanp.gob.mx/CSL/historia.php 2013-06-15 deadNavarre, Monty Merrick, Harry The Baja Traveler 1974 Airguide Publications, inc 4–67 Because of the damage caused by the system, the Cabo San Lucas Bay was forced to relocate 1 mi km on inland from its initial location. Strong winds and heavy rain lashed the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula for 48 hours, lasting until late September 12. The wind destroyed poorer sections of La Paz and nearby villages. Two villages, Santiago and Triunfo, were completely destroyed. The torrential rains damaged many highways across the peninsula and left thousands homeless. The tuna canning industry declined rapidly in San José del Cabo following the hurricane because the storm had damaged the equipment needed for the industry.Gothitoi Niki Moon Baja: Including Cabo San Lucas 2011 Moon Handbooks 9781612382463 https://books.google.com/books?id=WfLUXir6ed0C&dq=cabo+san+lucas+1941+hurricane&pg=PT483 2021-11-09 2016-12-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20161222065549/https://books.google.com/books?id=WfLUXir6ed0C&pg=PT483&dq=cabo+san+lucas+1941+hurricane&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8UhfUd3xB6WJ2AWhnoGgDg&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAA live According to personal accounts, a famous church was destroyed in Todos Santos.Hauser Hilary Todos Santos- an Eden in Transition http://www.bajalife.com/v9p70.htm Baja For Life April 5, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042503/http://www.bajalife.com/v9p70.htm 2016-03-04 dead Moisture from the Cabo San Lucas hurricane of 1941 later passed into the Southwestern United States, where it caused up to 1 in mm on of rain in the mountains and deserts of California.Court, Arnold California State University, Northridge 1980 Tropical Cyclone Effects on California 2, 4, 6, 8, 34 April 5, 2013 http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31822009671892;seq=10;size=125;view=image October 1, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181001115852/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31822009671892;seq=10;size=125;view=image live Further east, the storm brought heavy rains to portions of Arizona, peaking at 3.54 in mm on 0 at Mormon Lake. Four other weather stations recorded more than 2 in mm on 0.The Effects of Tropical Cyclones on the Southwestern United States NOAA Technical Memorandum August 1986 http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/noaa_documents/NWS/NWS_WR/TM_NWS_WR_197.pdf June 4, 2013 National Weather Service Western Region October 22, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131022193803/http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/noaa_documents/NWS/NWS_WR/TM_NWS_WR_197.pdf live See also Hurricane Ignacio (2003) Hurricane Marty (2003) List of Baja California Peninsula hurricanes References 2 Category:Category 1 Pacific hurricanes Category:1941 in Mexico Category:1940s Pacific hurricane seasons Category:Hurricanes in Baja California Sur Category:Hurricanes in Baja California Category:Hurricanes in California Category:Hurricanes in Arizona Category:Cabo San Lucas