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Atmospheric River: Flooding Strikes Solano; 275-Year-Old Oak Tree Falls In Napa County

"I don't know. It's like, I've never seen something like this in this area of Fairfield," he told KPIX.

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Outside the V. Sattui winery in Saint Helena, where a 275-year-old oak tree fell, January 9, 2023. The tree fell in the midst of a major atmospheric storm that struck the Bay Area.
Outside the V. Sattui winery in Saint Helena, where a 275-year-old oak tree fell, January 9, 2023. The tree fell in the midst of a major atmospheric storm that struck the Bay Area. (CBS)

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January 10, 2023

In Solano County, people weathered Monday morning's storm amid threats of flooding. But it was in Napa County that one local winery lost a beloved icon.

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The rain ended before 10 a.m. in Solano County, but the water kept coming. In Fairfield it turned a creek running under Beck Avenue into a roaring river of what looked like chocolate milk.

Alfredo Perez had a hard time imagining how much water was actually rushing past him.

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