It’s the video everyone is talking about. Just after 11 a.m. Thursday, a funnel cloud was reported near the town of Two Rock in Sonoma County – about 15 minutes west of Petaluma.
The weather phenomenon spotted and filmed by Matthew Beat, who works nearby.
“I lived in Texas for about 20 years, so I had seen plenty before. So I just grabbed my phone and started recording,” Beat said.
Back in Petaluma, many locals told us the video had been going viral in town.
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Tara Burke says she first saw it on Facebook, after it was shared by a friend who lives in Tennessee.
“Originally I was like, oh wow, where’s that? Must be happening somewhere near her,” Burke said.
Patricia Deflaun tells us she was working at a nearby hospital when a coworker’s daughter saw the video and wanted to check on her mother to make sure she was safe.
Deflaun says after seeing it, she couldn’t believe this had just happened a few miles down the road.