Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-02-24 | Page 4 | Fresh Storm Lashes Coast

FRESH STORM I LASHES COAST LOS ANGELES Feb 24 UP UPA IP-A A A Anew Anew new rainstorm swept in on southern southern southern south south- ern ern California from the ocean on Monday and the weather bureau for forecast cast recurrent rains for most of the week During the last 14 days there has been rain every day but three With the inches that fell in inthe inthe inthe the five-day five storm ending Sunday morning the seasons season's total rainfall rainfall rainfall rain rain- fall has been nearly 19 inches Normal Normal Normal Nor Nor- mal on this thiS' date is 10 SOth inches Many lowland areas have been flooded during the series of storms forcing some some families to leave their homes Twenty persons marooned in Big Tujunga canyon by road and bridge washouts were carried to fo safety by cable buckets and horses Sunday A flood in the canyon last week drowned one man At Needles ranchers expressed fear unusually heavy desert rains would bring a large crop of loco locoweed locoweed locoweed weed extremely dangerous to horses and cattle