Tornadoes in Santa Rosa

With the tsunami getting all the publicity these days, it seems hardly mentionable that a tornadoe touched down in Sonoma county Friday. It tore off the roof of a 150' long building in the blink of an eye. Nobody was hurt, and the national Weather service confirmed that it was, in fact, a twister. It's been 10 years since a bonafide twister touched down and damaged property here in the Golden State. It is unusual or the insurance rates would be higher and the Sacramento geniuses would require every homeowner to buy tornadoe insurance and the private insurers would abandon the state and we'd all be nervous whenever we heard the wind blow.

Interstate 80 was a real zoo yesterday as snow and wind combined to create the usual hazards that cause all the traffic to careen and slide into each other. What a mess! Sadly, there were several injuries and at least one fatality involving a big rig.
Reports of heavy snow throughout El Dorado county above 3000' and Placer County above 2500' appear to be true. Winter will continue to pound the Sierra, at least for another week.