High Wind — Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest, California
2011-11-30 · Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest, California
1
Direct deaths
$12K
Property damage
61 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
A 35 year-old male wildlife biologist of Big Sur was killed by a falling tree during high winds. The tree toppled over at 1450PST Wednesday, November 30, 2011 near North Coast Road at mile marker 16.
Wider weather episode
A wind event from November 30, 2011 to December 2, 2011 caused damage and one fatality across the San Francisco and Monterey Bay areas. The fatality occurred on November 30, 2011. Wind damage occurred from November 30, 2011 through December 2, 2011.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 353093. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.