Did you feel it? An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.0 struck between Rohnert Park and Glen Ellen at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
It has been nail-biting time as wineries in the midst of fermenting the fall grape harvest have faced time-critical issues: Not getting grape deliveries due to road blocks and closed roads and not having power to run equipment amidst the raging North Bay wildfires.
After a couple both died in their home in the Atlas Peak Fire in Napa, their sons are left to sort through the ruins of their home.
The flames that raced across Napa's wine country left little more than smoldering ashes and eye-stinging smoke in their wake. House after house was gone, with only brick chimneys and charred laundry machines to mark sites that were once family homes.
Among the devastation by fires in the North Bay are also stories of survival.
Santa Rosa did not need any more fires to spread but that's exactly what happened overnight. But the Nuns Fire is not affecting the Oakmont area, east of the city.