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Winter Weather — Greater Lake Tahoe Area, California

October 10, 2008 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$10K
Area
Greater Lake Tahoe Area

Event narrative (NOAA)

According to the Tahoe Daily Tribune, a couple from San Mateo, California were killed when their automobile slid across the centerline of Highway 89 near Sugar Pine State Park (on the west shore of Lake Tahoe) at around 11:20 am PDT on Friday, October 10th. The driver of the other vehicle was not injured. According to the newspaper, a spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol stated that it appeared that the couple were maybe going too quick for the road conditions, the snow and slush.

Other notable winter weather events in California

San Diego County Mountains · January 7, 199714 killedX Sw Los Angeles · November 26, 19973 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 killedGreater Lake Tahoe Area · October 3, 20081 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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