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Strong Wind — North Bay Mountains, California
December 28, 2010 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$30K
Magnitude
45 EG
Area
North Bay Mountains
Event narrative (NOAA)
Strong wind caused a double-trunked, 100 foot tall Oak tree to snap at its base and fall onto an occupied cabin-like tent near Mark West Springs. A seven-year-old girl and her grandmother were playing as the tree crashed to the ground resulting in the death of the 70-year-old woman. The girl was not physically injured.
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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.