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El Cordonazo: The remnants of a rare West Coast hurricane swept onshore south of Los Angeles on Sept. 25, 1939. “El Cordonazo” brought 5 to 12 inches of rain across the city area; 45 lives were lost at sea.
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Tom Skilling is chief meteorologist at WGN-TV. His forecasts can be seen Monday through Friday on WGN-TV News at noon and 9 p.m.
WGN-TV meteorologists Steve Kahn, Richard Koeneman and Paul Dailey plus weather producer Bill Snyder contribute to this page.
