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High Wind — S Solano/S Napa/X Sw Sacramento/Nw San Joaquin, California
June 17, 2000 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Magnitude
45 E
Area
S Solano/S Napa/X Sw Sacramento/Nw San Joaquin
Event narrative (NOAA)
Sustained winds of 30-40 mph blew through the Carquinez Strait during the afternoon and early evening hours. A motorcyclist traveling on I-680 was pushed off the highway near Marshview Road by a stronger gust at approximately 5:25 pm and died of his injuries.
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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.