Strong Wind — North Bay Interior Valleys, California
2012-11-30 · North Bay Interior Valleys, California
1
Direct deaths
$50K
Property damage
48 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
High winds knocked trees down onto power lines which sparked a fire that burned down a small cabin near Fairfax, killing a person inside.
Wider weather episode
A series of significant winter storms impacted the district during late November and early December 2012. The first storm arrived November 28 and then was followed by three more winter storms. Each brought strong and gusty winds, heavy rainfall, high surf, and flooding to the region. During the second storm on November 30, at noon time there were reported 13,800 power outages in the Bay Area.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 420067. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.