Winter Weather — Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore, California
2006-03-11 · Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore, California
2
Direct deaths
15
Injuries
Wider weather episode
A sudden, brief snow shower coated Highway 101 just north of the Golden Gate Bridge with ice and slushy snow. A chain reaction accident occurred, involving 28 vehicles creating a monstrous pileup - killing 2 people and injuring more than a dozen. The pileup scattered wreckage 350 to 400 feet along the road.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5496269. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.