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Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore County, California
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2005 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
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Tornado reports
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Hail reports
13
Floods since 1996
140
All events
37
Deaths
$1.1M
Property damage
Year by year
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
A 37-year old woman from Los Angeles died after her kayak overturned on March 21 in Tomales Bay near Mendoza Beach. First responders received reports of the overturned kayak around 6 PM and multiple rescue crews from the Marin and Sonoma County Sheriff's Offices, Marin County Fir…
A fisherman drowned after being swept out to sea Tuesday afternoon by a sneaker wave at Rodeo Beach in Marin County. A second victim was thought to be in the water but analysis of video footage confirmed only one victim went into the water. No additional injuries/deaths were repo…
An ocean rescue was reported at 10:41 AM on Sunday, March 2, 2025 at the Gerstle Cove campground in Salt Point State Park. Two men were standing on rocks at the coast when a wave swept one out to sea. He was flown to land, where emergency personnel performed CPR, but he was prono…
Sonoma County 911 dispatch was called on November 18 around 1:45pm PST after a caller reported seeing three people aboard a boat being battered by waves and waving a red flag for help. Four boaters were eventually rescued and taken to the hospital, an additional boater washed up …
A hiker called 911 at 7 AM on Monday and reported that they had seen a boat capsize off Mussel Point and Bodega Head with two people onboard. The boat was 20 feet long and manufactured by Boston Whaler. A man was found dead on Bodega Dunes Beach at 7:40 AM. His companion remains …
The Coast Guard received a report about six people on an overdue boat near Bodega Bay at 11:40 PM Saturday from the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office. The boaters departed Westside Marina on a 21-foot long blue and white vessel at 3 PM and were expected back by 7 PM. A 13-year old b…
A 55-year old man was last seen with a surfboard around 10AM at Drakes Beach off of Point Reyes National Seashore. His surfboard was found washed ashore at Drakes Beach at approximately 1:00PM with 9-1-1 first called at approximately 2:36PM. First responders shortly began the sea…
A 73-year old resident of Hercules was swept into the sea at Point Reyes on November 10, where big waves and sneaker waves were breaking along the shore. Marin County firefighters responded to reports of a person struggling in the water around 9:07 AM, and six rescue swimmers, fo…
A man and some friends were along the bluffs at Point Bonita when high surf swept three people into the ocean. Two were able to escape but one was not. Rescue crews searched but were unable to rescue him https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2021/01/11/update-woman-still-missing-afte…
A family of four was pulled into the ocean at Blind Beach in Sonoma County while playing near the water by a large wave. The mother was able to get out, but the father and two children did not make it https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/father-drowns-trying-to-save-his-children-a…
A child was swept into the ocean by a wave and drowned near Point Reyes National Seashore in Marin County https://www.radio.com/kcbsradio/news/local/4-year-old-girl-drowns-at-point-reyes-national-seashore.
A 34 year old man was swimming approximately 60 yards offshore at the south end of Stinson Beach. Crews searched and ultimately found the man deceased the next morning. The heat wave across the region may have contributed to the man being in the water https://www.marinij.com/2019…
A 74 year old man drowned while fishing at South Beach in Point Reyes National Seashore Saturday https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Man-drowns-at-Point-Reyes-when-fishing-waders-13828378.php.
Two men were stranded on a sand bar in Tomales Bay on the 9th as the tide rose around them. They tried to swim back to shore in cold rough waters but one man drowned. The other was able to be rescued.
Two people in their 40s were on a row boat on Richardson Bay during a gale warning when both fell out of the boat, possibly from waves. They were both brought to the hospital where the woman suffered from hypothermia but survived and the man was pronounced dead at the hospital. N…
Two men were fishing on rocks in the Marin Headlands. A sneaker wave swept them off the rocks south of Rodeo Beach and into the Ocean. The Coast Guard, National Park Service, and Southern Marin figherfighters responded. They found one individual clinging to rocks and rescued him …
A man was fishing in Point Reyes National Seashore near the lighthouse. A wave knocked over his ice cooler and carried it into the ocean. He went into the water to attempt to retrieve the cooler and was overcome by large waves.
A visitor to Point Reyes was walking along the beach with his wife and their dog. A wave swept their dog into the ocean, and the man and his wife went into the water after their dog. The wife and dog made it out of the water, but the man did not and was carried out to sea. A coas…
A pair of fishermen, father and son, and a friend were fishing on rocks near the Golden Gate Bridge. A large sneaker wave swept them off the rocks and into the ocean. The friend was able to swim back to shore and contacted authorities. A Tiburon Fire Department boat found the bod…
Strong winds and rough seas combined to cause a 15-foot boat to capsize near Bodega Bay resulting in the death of a 65 year-old man.
A 51 year-old woman walking with her husband at Portuguese Beach in Bodega Bay attempted to rescue their dog from the surf. During the rescue attempt the woman was caught in the surf herself and swept into the water. The waves were reported to be up to ten feet. Both the woman an…
A 24-foot motorized fishing boat capsized in the six to eight foot surf about one mile offshore of Ten Mile Beach, also known as The Great Beach, north of Point Reyes. The four fishermen aboard lost their lives as they were thrown into the frigid water. None of them were wearing …
Choppy sea conditions and foggy weather were blamed for causing a wooden-hulled 20-foot boat to capsize near Bodega Bay. An elderly husband and wife team had launched their motorized boat near Salmon Creek around 6:30 in the morning. Several hours later their bodies were discover…
Winds gusted to 70 mph at Pt.Reyes.
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The Ben Lomond RAWS reported a gust of 46 mph.
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The Snake Road station operated by PG&E reported a gust of 52 mph.
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The Point Reyes station operated by PG&E reported a gust of 61 mph.
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California Highway 1 was flooded at Olema Bolinas Road, only high clearance vehicles could cross in either direction.
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Image posted on social media showed standing water on a sidewalk on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard near the Inverness Store.
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Video posted on social media showed the beach along Seadrift Road completely submerged.
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The PG&E station at Point Reyes reported a wind gust of 81 mph.
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The PG&E station at Point Reyes reported a gust of 67 mph.
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The PG&E station on Wolf Back Ridge reported a gust of 78 mph.
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The Point Reyes station operated by PGE recorded a wind gust of 89 mph.
Stinson Beach was evacuated due to coastal flooding. KPIX television reported that one couple saw their street flooded, water close to their home being kept out by sandbags. One minor injury was reported in the community.
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The Wolf back Ridge station operated by PGE reported a wind gust of 62 mph.
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The Wolfpack Ridge weather station operated by PGE reported a wind gust of 66 mph.
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A big rig overturned on the Golden Gate Bridge, blocking all lanes in both directions.
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A 70 mph gust was recorded at the PGE weather station at Wolfback Ridge.
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Peak gust 47 mph measured by PG&E weather station at Pt Reyes.
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Strong gust 46 mph measured by PG&E Stewarts Point weather station on Highway 1.
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Peak wind gust 52 mph recorded at PG&E Snake Road station.
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A tree fell into the roadway and smashed a vehicle at Blackstone Dr. and Heatherstone Dr.
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Road closed due to downed powerlines and trees from gusty winds.
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Mesonet station (PG&E) on Snake Road reported wind gusts between 45 and 50 mph.
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Mesonet station (PG&E) on Snake Road measured wind gusts between 45 and 50 mph with a peak gust of 52 mph.
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Mesonet (PG&E) station on Snake Rd measured wind gusts between 45 and 55 mph with a peak gust of 57 mph.
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Mesonet stations Wolf Back Ridge (PG&E) and another DRI on Point Reyes reported wind gusts around 40 mph with peak gusts of 45 mph.
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Site on Point Reyes measured gusts 58 to 60 mph.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13 | 0 |
| 2019 | 20 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 |
| 2008 | 15 | 0 |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 |
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