Lightning Sends Tree Into Santa Rosa School as Storm Brings Snow to Sonoma County Mountaintop

Lightning sends tree into Santa Rosa school as storm brings snow to Sonoma County mountaintop

Rain and thunder were anticipated as part of a second storm to hit the Bay Area this week. Another rainstorm is on tap for Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.

Lightning strikes force 2 Santa Rosa schools to close

By Carlos E. Castañeda Early morning lightning strikes on Tuesday led to two schools in Santa Rosa closing down for the day, including at one site where lightning obliterated a large tree. The Woodside West School, a preschool on Guerneville Road west of Fulton Road in West Santa Rosa, canceled classes Tuesday morning after lightning struck a large redwood tree on the property. The tree was left in pieces, with one portion puncturing the roof of…