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High Wind — Central Sacramento Valley, California

January 4, 2008 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
$7.1M
Magnitude
60 MG
Area
Central Sacramento Valley

Event narrative (NOAA)

High wind was recorded across the area including a 69 mph wind gust at Yuba City, a 66 mph wind gust at Chico airport, and a 61 mph wind gust at Marysville airport. A Yuba County employee was killed along Griffith Avenue just south of North Beale Road in Linda when he was struck by a falling eucalyptus tree branch while clearing roads of debris. There were many power outages due to power poles down from fallen trees and hundreds of customers were without power for up to seven days. Fallen trees and branches and flying debris also damaged cars and buildings. Sutter County Regional Airport had hangar and plane damage.

Other notable high wind events in California

Northern Sacramento Valley · July 26, 20184 killedSouthern Sacramento Valley · February 4, 20242 killedSan Bernardino And Riverside County Valleys - The Inland Empire · December 14, 19962 killedSan Diego County Coastal Areas · February 17, 20171 killedRiverside County Valley/The Inland Empire · January 5, 20031 killedNortheast Foothills/Sacramento Valley · December 30, 20141 killed

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.

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