San Francisco storm history

An ocean rescue was reported just after 2:00 PM on Thursday, May 8th, 2025 at Ocean Beach in San Francisco. A fully clothed man went into the Pacific Ocean after a dog and suddenly collapsed at the surfline. Two women reportedly pulled him out of the water and called 911. The man…

A tree fell on a jogger at 23rd Avenue and Lincoln Way in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. The jogger was sent to the San Francisco General Hospital, where they were pronounced dead.

Two people were injured when a tree fell on them near Post and Polk in the Nob Hill neighborhood of San Francisco. They were taken to the hospital where one of the people died.

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 State…

A person fell into the waters near San Francisco's Sutro Baths Sunday morning and drowned. Rough surf and unusually high tides made for difficult search conditions https://www.lmtonline.com/bayarea/article/Body-reported-at-San-Francisco-s-Sutro-Baths-15728843.php.

A swimmer drowned at China Beach on the morning of July 1st. The man was rescued that afternoon with rescue personnel performing CPR but could not be resuscitated https://sfist.com/2020/07/02/67-year-old-ocean-swimmer-dies-near-china-beach/. Timing is approximate.

Two swimmers were rescued in the ocean at Ocean Beach in San Francisco in early June. One was brought in by a surfer the other was later pulled out but went into cardiac arrest. He later died at the hospital https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/06/04/man-dies-after-being-rescue…

One man died and another was rescued from the waters at Ocean Beach on the evening of the 28th. Two swimmers were in the waters and one was rescued by a surfer. The second was rescued but did not survive https://www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea/article/Rescue-In-Progress-At-Ocean-Beac…

A 24 year old swimmer was found dead off Land's Beach in San Francisco. The swimmer was first reported missing after swimming into the water near Mile Rock Beach. Search and rescue by helicopter and boat on Friday were unsuccessful.

A 14 year old boy died after drowning in the Bay at Crissy Field. The boy was in the water to cool down due to the high heat across the area but could not swim https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/SFFD-Rescue-Child-From-511090771.html.

Two teenagers were playing in the water at Ocean Beach, and got pulled out by a rip current. The father of one of the boys went in after them, but could not swim. The father and one of the boys were rescued. The other boy was not found https://abc7news.com/news/search-halted-for-…

Cliff collapsed on two women and a dog at Fort Funston near San Francisco. The steep cliffs are prone to landslides, but previous rainfall may have contributed, one woman did not survive https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/fort-funston-Kyra-Sunshine-Scarlet-13720685.php.

A surfer was pulled from the water at Ocean Beach in the early afternoon. Rescuers performed CPR on the scene before transferring him to a trauma center. The surfer later died http://www.ktvu.com/news/person-pulled-from-water-at-ocean-beach.

The media reported that three people were pulled into the water at Ocean Beach by a rip current. Two people were rescued by a surfer while a third was missing https://abc7news.com/news/2-rescued-1-boy-missing-in-waters-off-ocean-beach/25936/. The search for the third person was c…

Three San Francisco residents died over the weekend as a result of the heat. Http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Death-toll-from-Bay-Area-heat-wave-hits-6-12180514.php. Http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-six-deaths-heat-wave-bay-area-20170908-story.html.

A severely damaged thirty foot sailing vessel was found abandoned by its occupants near Seal Rocks, San Francisco, California. The vessel had water in it and all of the windows had been blown out as if hit by a large wave. The couple who were on board perished in the accident.

Two men were in the surf about waist deep near stairway 24, just south of the Cliff House on Ocean Beach, San Francisco when a large wave knocked then off their feet and swept them away. The two men were caught in a rip current and only one of them survived.

Heavy surf from storms occurring this autumn and winter had finally eroded away the 30-foot bluff protecting San Francisco's Great Highway. The erosion removed the ground from beneath the guard rail of the southbound lanes causing the closure of all southbound lanes. The entire G…

A strong low pressure produced large waves and high winds which occurred at the high astronomical tide to cause coastal flooding along the Pacific coast counties and in the Bays as well. Water was over the Embarcadero well into the streets along the San Francisco Bay in San Franc…

Flooding was reported on the onramp from Alemany Boulevard to northbound Interstate 80. A vehicle was reported to have possibly been stuck in the water.

Up to a foot of water was reported in lanes of eastbound Interstate 80 just west of 7th Street.

The downtown San Francisco station reported 1.14 inches of rain, breaking the daily record for November 17.

A tree fell near McAllister and Steiner Streets in San Francisco, blocking Steiner Street.

Roadway flooding due to excessive rainfall and a blocked drain was reported on Interstate 280 southbound at the 25th street offramp.

Strong winds brought down a tree on top of a person near Goettingen and Ward Streets.

All lanes of the onramp from Cesar Chavez Street to US highway 101 Southbound were reported completely flooded.

Flooding across all lanes of southbound US Highway 101 south of the Van Ness Avenue onramp.

A tornado warning for San Francisco and San Mateo Counties was issued at 5:51 AM after a rotating thunderstorm was observed off the coast of San Francisco. This is the first tornado warning issued on record for the city of San Francisco, using records that extend to at least 2005…

The downtown San Francisco COOP station recorded a new daily record rainfall of 2.97 inches for November 22.

A vehicle drove through water on the offramp from Interstate 280 Northbound to Cesar Chavez St and stopped.

Photos and videos on X (formerly Twitter) showed flooding at the intersection of Alameda and henry Adams Streets. A car was stuck in the water and video showed water extending up the first step in a flight of stairs.

A 32-foot long pleasure boat capsized near the Golden Gate Bridge on April 14. Coast Guard watchstanders received a notification at around 9:30 AM from a pilot boat captain that four boaters were in need of rescue after the boat capsized. A San Francisco Police Department boat cr…

Standing water in the slow lane of northbound US Highway 101 to eastbound Interstate 80.

A tree collapsed on a car early Friday evening at Golden Gate Avenue and Laguna Street, injuring 4 people in the vehicle.

Several inches of water were flowing over streets and spraying out of manhole covers near San Francisco City Hall.

A landslide blocked Market Street at 18th Street in San Francisco, causing the closure of westbound Market Street.

Six inches of water were reported on the slow lane of Interstate 280 southbound near Cesar Chavez Street.

One foot of water was over the ramp at the intersection of San Jose Avenue and Monterey Boulevard.

A vehicle was extracted from flood waters at Muir Drive and Skyline Highway.

Standing water was reported on Southbound Interstate 280 just south of the John Daly Tunnel.

Falling glass from high rises was reported along Mission Street in San Francisco.

Social media reported pea-sized hail near Van Ness Ave and Lombard St.

A big rig overturned on the Eastbound Bay Bridge (Interstate 80), blocking all the eastbound lanes for hours.

A tree fell and struck a vehicle, critically injuring a San Francisco Police sergeant inside.

A person was injured after a tree fell on them near Ellis and Hyde Streets.

Industrial barges came loose and collided with the Third Street Bridge, damaging the bridge and forcing it to close.

At 4:15 PM PDT the Golden Gate Bridge sensor reported a wind gust of 61 mph. Ferry service across the San Francisco Bay was cancelled due to high winds and surf starting around 2 PM and lasting through the rest of the day.

Glass was blown out of a 52-story building on 555 California in San Francisco, causing the San Francisco Fire Department to issue a shelter-in-place order that continued for four hours. No one was injured in the incident.

CHP reported flooding at the offramp from Southbound Interstate 280 to Cesar Chavez Street.