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Cold/Wind Chill — Southern Sacramento Valley, California
August 3, 2024 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Southern Sacramento Valley
Event narrative (NOAA)
On August 3rd just before noon, a man in his 30s went underwater on the American River at Clay Banks near Rancho Cordova and never resurfaced. His body was discovered around 4:30 PM in the afternoon several hundred yards downstream.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.