Talk:1939 California tropical storm

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Merged

I wouldn't say it should be merged with the 1939 Pacific Hurricane Season article, rather, the 1925-1949 Pacific Hurricane Seasons article. Still, not notable enough on its own. Hurricanehink 00:35, 12 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Screw that comment, I think it is notable enough now. Hurricanehink 00:28, 28 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Intensity?

The article says it was a hurricane, but the infobox says it was a tropical storm. Which was it? --Coredesat 22:33, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hurricane. I'll change it. Hurricanehink 23:13, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

In that case, I've gone ahead and put this in the Category 1 Hurricanes category. --Coredesat 10:26, 26 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Rename

Should this article be renamed to the 1939 Long Beach Hurricane? Storm05 13:39, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Good question. It made landfall as a tropical storm, so calling the Long Beach Hurricane would be a little confusing. I really don't know. Hurricanehink (talk) 15:07, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have a feeling both of those names might be inappropriate "1939 Long Beach Storm" could work. I think with this storm, as with other unnamed storms, we should go with however it was called at the time by the public.--Nilfanion (talk) 15:34, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I seem to recall that this storm received a nickname in Spanish that translates to "The Lash", which is sometimes used to refer to SW US tropical storms in general...? - 206.149.196.97 14:19, 4 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I found it being called "El Cordonazo" from the California National Weather Service. Perhaps it should be renamed to 1939 El Cordonazo hurricane? Hurricanehink (talk) 22:21, 19 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe it should be called the 1939 Southern California Tropical Storm. After all, it impacted more than just Long Beach. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 05:14, 11 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What about calling it the 1939 El Cordonazo hurricane? It was a hurricane at peak strength, but it was a tropical storm at its infamous landfall. ♬♩ Hurricanehink (talk) 05:26, 11 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Unnamed tropical cyclones generally have the formulaic titles of "Place Cyclone-type of Year" or "Year Place Cyclone-type". Only a few unnamed systems have other names, such as the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935. Calling it the 1939 El Cordonazo hurricane makes it seem like the system hit a place called El Cordonazo. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 05:46, 11 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Good point, as that does sound like a legitimate location in Latin America. I just think it might be confusing that the storm was actually a hurricane, but the title might suggest otherwise. Alright, looking at the title, it implies that a tropical storm struck Long Beach in 1939. Given that is somewhat incorrect (since the storm hit San Pedro), your suggestion works. In fact, the "southern" isn't necessarily needed (most other US state articles are just Year State type), it could just be 1939 California tropical storm. Note: the tropical storm should not be capitalized. ♬♩ Hurricanehink (talk) 14:59, 11 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]