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Cold/Wind Chill — Motherlode/Camptonville To Groveland, California
May 18, 2025 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Motherlode/Camptonville To Groveland
Event narrative (NOAA)
Placer County Sheriff Office dive team discovered a body in the American River Sunday, May 18th, 2025 around 3 PM PDT in the Oregon Bar area of the river. Water temperatures at the time of body discovery were in the low 60s.
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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.