People throughout the North Bay have been making ready for top winds and rain days earlier than Sunday, however it didn’t cease them from heading to Bodega Bay to absorb one other highly effective a part of the storm.
Wave after wave got here barreling into the bay beginning Sunday morning.
Visitors who got here out to the realm for the lengthy vacation weekend received out early to get a take a look at the highly effective shows.
“We knew there were big storms coming. And the rain last night was really rough,” mentioned Reno-resident Bruce Dixon. “The roads were kinda covered in water, and the wind was incredible.”
Winds helped topple one tree in Santa Rosa Saturday night time, which knocked out energy to clients within the downtown space.
There was additionally flooding in Fairfax and different locations across the North Bay, turning some roads into rivers.
Valley Ford Road — between Petaluma and Bodega Bay — closed when it flooded Saturday, and remained closed Sunday.
But that didn’t cease drivers from crossing the flood waters, whereas a tow truck driver watched and waited for a brand new buyer in want.
For hearty Bay Area residents who’ve been by pounding storms up to now, it was simply extra of the identical. Many of them embraced the fantastic thing about nature’s energy on the identical time.
“I could stand here and watch it all day,” mentioned San Francisco resident Vinip Goel. “Especially the way they crash on the rocks. It’s beautiful.”
