Tuesday was just the prequel to Wednesday’s main event. How does 65-70mph gusts sound over the mountain ranges? That’s what we’ll get tomorrow. Batten down the hatches, fill up the sandbags. Here we go.

After a giant fir tree blocked their path, Maria Carrillo High School students board a smaller bus that could turn around on narrow Montecito Ave in Santa Rosa. Kent Porter / Press Democrat

Duncan's Landing north of Bodega Bay was awash Tuesday afternoon. Kent Porter / The Press Democrat

A fir tree blocked Montecito Ave, Tuesday morning. Kent Porter / Press Democrat


