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Strong Wind in Southern Sacramento Valley, California

Strong Wind February 23, 2021 · Southern Sacramento Valley, California

39 mph
Estimated gust (34 kt)
1
Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A woman in the city of Davis was injured by a falling tree branch at around 10:25 a.m. on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. She was rushed by emergency responders to a hospital where she died. Wind may have been a factor.

The wider storm

Breezy winds developed across interior northern California on February 23 as a shortwave trough slid across the Pacific Northwest. High pressure was developing east of the region causing the pressure gradient to tighten over the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 945484. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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