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Thunderstorm Wind — San Francisco, California
January 14, 2023 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Magnitude
13 EG
Area
San Francisco
Event narrative (NOAA)
A jogger near the intersection of JFK Drive and 30th Avenue within the Golden Gate Park noticed a woman down next to a fallen tree branch. Firefighters arrived to provide life-saving measures, but said that the victim had died. At the time of the incident, a Special Weather Statement was valid for the area, with wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea sized hail possible.
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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.