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Winter Weather — Greater Lake Tahoe Area, California
October 3, 2008 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Greater Lake Tahoe Area
Event narrative (NOAA)
The Sacramento Bee newspaper reported that a 62-year-old woman died of exposure while hiking on the Pacific Crest Trail near Tinker's Knob west of Squaw Valley. She was separated from her fellow hikers during a snowstorm. She was later rescued but died on the way to the hospital.
Other notable winter weather events in California
San Diego County Mountains · January 7, 199714 killedX Sw Los Angeles · November 26, 19973 killedGreater Lake Tahoe Area · October 10, 20082 killedCoastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore · March 11, 20062 killedWest Slope Northern Sierra Nevada · September 21, 20171 killedX W San Luis Obispo · December 5, 19971 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.