Opinion: The Great Chubasco Hurricane of 1939 - Laguna Beach Local News
Has a hurricane occurred before in Laguna Beach? According to Laguna Beach Historical Society board member Eric Jessen, "The great Chubasco (Spanish for hurricane) of Sept. 29-30, 1939 took the pier out forever. The temperature that afternoon in Laguna is reported to have reached 119 degrees F."
Source: lagunabeachindy.com