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Winter Storm — Orange County Coastal Plain, California

April 3, 1999 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$330K
Area
Orange County Coastal Plain

Event narrative (NOAA)

Heavy surf and strong wind gusts ripped sails and parted lines on several yachts racing between Catalina Island and Newport, grounded two small boats, and capsized two others. The three man crew of one boat was rescued. Debris from the other boat was found, but the one man crew was lost and presumed drowned. Strong winds also caused blowing sand and reduced visibilities from Seal Beach to San Clemente, tore loose road signs along Pacific Coast Highway between Huntington Beach and Laguna Beach, and downed power lines and trees throughout Orange County. Farther south in San Diego County, boats were jumbled about in San Diego Bay marinas and power outages occurred in Point Loma.

Other notable winter storm events in California

San Diego County Mountains · March 5, 20003 killedGreater Lake Tahoe Area · December 20, 19962 killedS Sierra Mtns · October 19, 20042 killedSan Bernardino County Mountains · March 1, 20231 killedSan Diego T X W · March 10, 20061 killedKern Cty Mtns · January 7, 20051 killed

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.

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