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High Surf — Redwood Coast, California
December 8, 2009 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Redwood Coast
Event narrative (NOAA)
A fisherman drowned when his small fishing vessel was capsized by the set behavior of long period waves. The hazard was enhanced by the shoaling of these waves as they entered the shallow water that the vessel was operating in. The waves were 12.5 feet high with a period of 20 seconds.
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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.