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I live in South Sac. My roof lost some shingles, as did my neighbors. I’m more worried about trees though, I live right by 99 and there are some big trees right by the retaining wall that are moving a bit too much for my comfort
Nice.
Is that in the same area where two levies failed? >

Yes, just a few miles north >


At least six people have died in the severe weather since New Year’s weekend, including a toddler killed by a fallen redwood tree crushing a mobile home in Northern California.

Jesus. That's terrible. I feel for that family. >

Relatedly, a reminder:  
Redwoods, sequoias, et al, are extremely unstable during high winds and wet weather. They're not meant to stand alone, and rely on other trees to act as windbreaks during storms. If you have one in your yard, consider cutting it down. Plant something with deeper roots. >

Also Eucalyptus trees. They’re invasive and all over the Bay Area. Lots of them have fallen in this storm. It’s very important to only plant native trees as much as is reasonably possible. >

Dont they also tend to explode when on fire? >

Yep! Exactly what we need during fire season. >

Fires are good for California but not so much the too many people that live there. >

The wind was pretty wild last night.  I live near Sacramento and my house is in a bowl so the wind usually isn't too bad on the ground but you can hear it howling through the trees.  It's loud.  I think we lost power briefly at some point - my outdoor lighting was on which I have it set to turn back on after a power outage and my ps4 was shut down but my microwave clock isn't blinking so whatever happened was very short.