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High Surf — San Francisco Peninsula Coast, California
December 8, 2020 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
San Francisco Peninsula Coast
Event narrative (NOAA)
A man and women were swept into the ocean in Pacifica during dangerous high surf. The woman was rescued but crews were unable to save the man https://fox40.com/news/california-connection/dangerous-surf-sweeps-3-people-out-to-ocean-woman-rescued/.
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.