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High Wind — Santa Lucia Mountains And Los Padres National Forest, California
November 30, 2011 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$12K
Magnitude
61 EG
Area
Santa Lucia Mountains And Los Padres National Forest
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 35 year-old male wildlife biologist of Big Sur was killed by a falling tree during high winds. The tree toppled over at 1450PST Wednesday, November 30, 2011 near North Coast Road at mile marker 16.
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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.