Storm floods roadways and brings down trees in North Bay [Video]

In the North Bay, this weekend’s round of rain and wind has, so far, not been as damaging as the atmospheric river storm system that hit the region earlier this month. 

But it has still caused a mess, bringing down trees, knocking out power for some, and flooding several area roadways. 

“We were reading in the living room…and then we saw some sparking,” said Bonnie McDonell, who lost power when a large tree came down onto power lines outside her home in Sebastopol on Sunday evening. 

“The fire department, PG&E were here lickety split,” McDonell added.    

Police quickly closed off a section of Hayden Avenue as crews worked to remove the tree and restore power to the neighborhood. It took only a little wind to bring down the tree, which is exactly what first responders said they expected from this storm. 

A powerful atmospheric river system earlier in the month left many trees in the region …