1939 Pacific hurricane season

It moved up the coast, and a ship reported a pressure of 1,000 mbar (30 inHg) on July 29 as the cyclone made landfall in the vicinity of Manzanillo.

[5] The flooding caused major damage in Mecca, California, and 3 feet (0.91 m) of water swamped Thermal.

[8] Remnants of this tropical storm, in association with a trough, caused rain of up to 4 inches (100 mm) in southern California on September 11 and 12.

[8] From September 19 to 21, remnants of this tropical cyclone caused rain measuring up to 3 inches (76 mm) in Southern California.

On September 25, this tropical storm made landfall near Long Beach, California, and dissipated inland.

The storm caused heavy property damage amounting to $2 million (1939 USD) in total, mostly to crops and coastal infrastructure.

A steamer, the Nevadan, caught in the eye of this extremely intense hurricane, recording a corrected central pressure of 930 mbar (hPa; 27.46 inHg).

[10] The steep pressure gradient between the Nevadan and the external hurricane conditions off of Manzanillo, Colima caused several tarpaulins to burst.

Homes were destroyed in the towns of Santiago Ixcuintla and Rosamorada in the Mexican state of Nayarit,[12] displacing hundreds of people.

[13] In Puerto Vallarta, a strong storm surge flooded a section of the town, destroying several homes.

[12] The strong winds downed power lines, resulting in the delayed dissemination of damage reports.