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Strong Wind — North Bay Interior Valleys, California
February 22, 2009 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$5K
Magnitude
45 EG
Area
North Bay Interior Valleys
Event narrative (NOAA)
Several trees fell in western Sonoma County during this storm. One of those trees killed a 49-year-old woman as she walked along Freestone Flat Road near Freestone. The oak tree was approximately 60 feet tall.
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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.