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Strong Wind — San Francisco Bay Shoreline, California
March 15, 2012 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
4
Property damage
$13K
Magnitude
35 EG
Area
San Francisco Bay Shoreline
Event narrative (NOAA)
In the Oakland Hills at At 4:21 am a tree fell onto the southbound lanes on SR 13 south of the Park Blvd off-ramp. A Toyota Camry carrying four people hit the tree and stopped in the center median. a Ford F-150 pickup then struck the tree and went airborne, hitting and killing the 18 year old driver of the Toyota Camry. The driver of the Ford Pickup and the three other passengers of the Toyota suffered non life threatening injuries.
Other notable strong 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.