Strong Wind — North Bay Interior Valleys, California
2023-01-04 · North Bay Interior Valleys, California
22 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
A redwood tree fell onto a double wide mobile home on the 2800 block of Joy Road in Occidental, killing a 2-year old boy when the tree pinned him down on the couch in the home's living room. Rescue crews were called around 5:15 PM, and performed CPR on the boy, but the boy died at the scene.
Wider weather episode
On January 4th to the 5th, a strong atmospheric river combined with a bomb cyclone led to widespread heavy rain, damaging wind gusts, and high surf across the Bay Area and Central Coast.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1078487. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.