Tropical Storm Claudia (1962)

Tropical Storm Claudia made landfall in the western area of the Baja California province, dropping tons of rainfall over the peninsula.

The remnant had poured more than 7 inches of rainfall on the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, west of Tucson.

It was believed that she died from natural causes, but the ambulance was unable to reach her due to the flood.

In Sells, food and medical supplies were sent to the Papago Indian Reservation[6] Many cattle had drowned from the effect of the flooding.

[3] Los Robles Wash had carried up to 32,600 cubic ft/s (920 m3/s), while the Santa Cruz River proper peaked at 9,200 cu ft/s (260 m3/s).

The major damage from the flooding had been extended approximately 100 miles along the Santa Cruz River and tributaries and had attained an 11 maximum width.

When Claudia made landfall in Cedros Island, the storm had moved north to California, then onto Arizona.

Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale
Map key
Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
Unknown
Storm type
triangle Extratropical cyclone , remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression