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Cold/Wind Chill — Southern Sacramento Valley, California

May 19, 2025 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Southern Sacramento Valley

Event narrative (NOAA)

Local broadcast media shared information that crews found the body of a missing 23 year old fisherman who went into the water to cool down. He was walking in the river at waist level when he hit a drop off and was pulled underwater and struggled to swim. He went under the surface and never came back up. He was not wearing a life jacket. Water temperatures at the time were estimated to be between 65 and 70 degrees. The drowning occurred in Yolo County on the Sacramento River near Old River Road and Levee Road.

Other notable cold/wind chill events in California

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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.

Cold/Wind Chill — Southern Sacramento Valley, California, May 19, 2025 | DisasterAtlasUSA