Strong winds take down trees
Extreme winds recorded at more than 60 mph near Mt. Diablo on Sunday, Oct. 27, fanned fast-burning fires, uprooted at least four big trees at Rossmoor and tore off branches and limbs of dozens more.
Compounding the situation, two fires broke out that afternoon in Lafayette, filling the air with acrid smoke and decimating Lafayette Tennis Club.
“More than 20 trees were damaged at Rossmoor,”
November 5, 2019