Debris Flow in San Francisco County, California

Debris Flow February 22, 2019 · San Francisco County, California

Death

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Cliff collapsed on two women and a dog at Fort Funston near San Francisco. The steep cliffs are prone to landslides, but previous rainfall may have contributed, one woman did not survive https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/fort-funston-Kyra-Sunshine-Scarlet-13720685.php.

The wider storm

A woman was walking her dog with a friend at Fort Funston under some steep cliffs when sand gave way and slid down over 100 feet on February 22nd. Crews rescued the friend and the dog, but one woman did not survive. Saturated soils from previous rainfall may have contributed to the slide.

Began near San Francisco (37.7193, -122.5033).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 804275. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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