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High Wind — San Diego County Coastal Areas, California
February 17, 2017 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$7.0M
Magnitude
53 MG
Area
San Diego County Coastal Areas
Event narrative (NOAA)
Strong southerly winds downed hundreds of trees across coastal San Diego County. Many Cars were crushed by falling trees, power lines were downed, homes and business were damaged and one fatality was reported in East San Diego. The San Diego metro was hardest hit, with several mesonet/ASOS sites reporting wind gusts in the 50 to 60 mph range. A peak gust of 61 mph occurred at Imperial Beach. Storm damages reached the millions of dollars.
Other notable high wind events in California
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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.