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High Surf — Monterey Bay/N Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley/Carmel Valley, California
December 2, 2007 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Monterey Bay/N Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley/Carmel Valley
Event narrative (NOAA)
High waves buffeted the coast for a 3 to 4 day period with wave heights reaching around 25 feet. On December 4th, a well known big wave surfer was killed near Pebble Beach in an area known as Ghost Trees.
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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.