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High Wind — Motherlode/Camptonville To Groveland, California
November 21, 2013 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Strong wind gusts of 50 to 75 mph were estimated and measured over the Motherlode. Several trees were down, including trees in the American Fire area. Thousands of power outages were reported. A 52 year old female car passenger was killed by a 30 inch diameter portion of a dead tree that broke off partway up its trunk. This portion fell on the car killing the passenger and injuring the drive. The incident happened at approximately 8am on 11/21, located 2 miles west-southwest of Dobbins in Yuba County. Officials presumed winds may have factored into the incident. In addition, the high winds caused significant damage to the South Yuba Canal in the Bear Valley area east of Nevada City, cutting water flows from the mountains into the Grass Valley-Nevada City area, as reported by PG&E and Nevad
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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.