High winds blew through Santa Barbara County early this week. People saw bursts of downpour and strikes of lightning that were followed by rumbling thunder. On Monday, a eucalyptus tree toppled across southbound Highway 101 in Goleta, closing it for several hours. Early Tuesday morning, Santa Ynez Valley residents received a National Weather Service warning of tornado risk.
On Wednesday morning, remnants of the storm were apparent on roads and in yards. The City of Santa Barbara’s police department sent a notification asking people to avoid the 400 block of Garden Street due to extensive downed debris from the stormy night previous — debris that included scaffolding from the nearby housing project at 425 Garden Street, according to KEYT News. KEYT also reports a snapped power pole at Flora Vista on the Mesa, with power lines lying in back yards. And in Isla Vista, wind uprooted a tree at the end of Del Playa Drive. The tree, approximately 30 feet tall, missed a house by a few yards.
Check out a breakdown of this week’s storms by the numbers.
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