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High Surf — Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore, California
November 26, 2009 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$25K
Area
Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore
Event narrative (NOAA)
Choppy sea conditions and foggy weather were blamed for causing a wooden-hulled 20-foot boat to capsize near Bodega Bay. An elderly husband and wife team had launched their motorized boat near Salmon Creek around 6:30 in the morning. Several hours later their bodies were discovered, one near the broken bow of their boat, the other about one mile south of Salmon Creek.
Other notable high surf 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.