Strong Wind, Mendocino Coast
- When
- November 19, 1:45 PM PST to 2:00 PM PST
- Where
- Mendocino Coast forecast zone
Strong Wind in California, November 19, 1996
2 males were drowned when a 48 foot Crab Fishing boat capsized about one mile off of Point Bonita in 15 to 20 ft waves and winds of 35 mph. 1 Fisher man swam to shore and was treated for hyperthermia.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS MTR wrote it up.
2 males were drowned when a 48 foot Crab Fishing boat capsized about one mile off of Point Bonita in 15 to 20 ft waves and winds of 35 mph. 1 Fisher man swam to shore and was treated for hyperthermia.
Event by event
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 19, 1996
- Heavy Rain in California, November 19, 1996
- Ice Storm in Washington, November 19, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 19 to 20, 1996
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, November 19 to 20, 1996
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, November 19 to 20, 1996
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, November 19 to 20, 1996
- High Wind in Wyoming, November 19, 1996
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, November 19 to 20, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 19, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, November 19 to 21, 1996
- High Wind in Oregon, November 19, 1996
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5575522.