Thunderstorm Wind — San Francisco, California

2023-01-14 · near Crissy Aaf, San Francisco, California

Event narrative

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 Statement was valid for the area, with wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea sized hail possible.

Wider weather episode

An atmospheric river contributed to flooding concerns from January 13 to January 14th, with impacts compounded by saturated soils from previous rain events.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1080453. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.