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High Wind — Northeast Foothills/Sacramento Valley, California
December 30, 2014 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$18K
Magnitude
52 EG
Area
Northeast Foothills/Sacramento Valley
Event narrative (NOAA)
A cold front brought strong winds. A tree fell on a vehicle on Elliot Road in the city of Paradise at 7:48 am. This caused an adult female fatality. Elliott Road was closed from Ingalls Road to Copeland Road for a time, while crews responded to the scene.
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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.