Mountain History - February Edition
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2019 10:20 am
Tomorrow will mark the 135th anniversary of the flood of 1884. For several weeks beforehand, the region had been experiencing a series of storms. Los Angeles was already thoroughly soaked. Then the great storm rolled in on February 14 and lasted for several days. At least one famous meteorologist, Richard Mansill, apparently had predicted this historical weather event. It's hard to read, but here the Herald calls Mansill a "prophet," two days before the flooding happened.
(Los Angeles Herald, February 15, 1884)
The storm was just getting started. Rain was coming down steadily by the 15th. On the 16th, the Herald offered some additional notes.
If not for freezing conditions along the front range, flooding in the Arroyo Seco might have begun sooner than it did.....
....more tomorrow.
(Los Angeles Herald, February 15, 1884)
The storm was just getting started. Rain was coming down steadily by the 15th. On the 16th, the Herald offered some additional notes.
If not for freezing conditions along the front range, flooding in the Arroyo Seco might have begun sooner than it did.....
....more tomorrow.