"High winds and heavy rain Christmas Eve and into Christmas Day brought down trees, power lines, flooded roads and left thousands of North Bay residents without power for the holiday. The storm system, the second in a row, swept across the North Bay late Wednesday into Thursday bringing periods of heavy rain, gusty winds, thunderstorms and even pockets of hail, according to National Weather Service Meteorologist Dylan Flynn."
"In Sebastopol, lighting struck a giant Redwood tree, shattering it to pieces just feet in front of Michael Valdovinos' home. Just before 8 a.m., Valdovinos said there was a loud explosion sound that shook the floors and walls of his home, prompting everyone in the home to either scream or freeze. It literally felt like a bomb went off, he said."
Late-December storms brought heavy rain, high winds, thunderstorms and pockets of hail across the North Bay, cutting power and damaging infrastructure. The system, the second in a row, swept across the region late Wednesday into Thursday and produced downed power lines, flooded roads and road closures across Sonoma County. Lightning struck a giant redwood in Sebastopol, shattering the tree and producing a loud explosion that shook a nearby home, scattered debris and knocked out power and a well piping. Thousands of residents experienced outages on Christmas morning. Emergency responders inspected damage to homes in Santa Rosa and Montecito Heights.
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