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<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOF A POWER LINE. THIS IS A COMMON SIGHT ACROSS SACRAMENTO. CREWS CALLED IN TO CLEAR FALLEN TREES AND BRANCHES, IN THIS CASE, A BRANCH FELL AND SMASHED THIS PARKED CAR. I WENT INSIDE, CAME BACK OUT AND THE CAR WAS DONE. KCRA 3\u2019S PEYTON HEADLEE SPOKE TO THAT OWNER. SHE\u2019S LIVE IN MIDTOWN FOR US TONIGHT WITH A LOOK AT MORE DAMAGE FROM ALL OF THIS WIND. PEYTON. YEAH, DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES ARE A FAMILIAR SIGHT ALL ACROSS SACRAMENTO. BIG BRANCHES AND SMALL BRANCHES. THEY ARE SCATTERED EVERYWHERE. CHECK OUT THIS ONE HERE. WE\u2019RE ON D STREET. YOU CAN SEE IT CAME DOWN FROM PRETTY HIGH UP IN THIS TREE AND SMASHED DOWN. IT\u2019S BLOCKING THE SIDEWALK. PARTS OF THE ROAD HERE. GOOD NEWS. IT DOESN\u2019T LOOK LIKE IT DAMAGED ANY CARS. BUT WE CAN\u2019T SAY THE SAME FOR OTHER BRANCHES AROUND THE CITY. WHEN THE CITY OF TREES GETS HIT BY STRONG WINDS, PARTS OF THE CITY\u2019S CANOPY COME CRASHING DOWN. IT\u2019S BEEN PRETTY HECTIC ALL DAY. CREWS LIKE EDGAR LARA WYSS HAVE BEEN WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO CLEAN UP THE MESS. RUNNING ALL OVER. YEAH, RUNNING ALL OVER. SAC TRYING TO CLEAN THE PLACE UP, MAKING SURE EVERYBODY IS TAKEN CARE OF. THEY\u2019RE SUBCONTRACTED THROUGH THE CITY AND RESPOND WHEREVER THEY\u2019RE NEEDED. BRANCHES ON TOP OF CARS. ON TOP OF BUILDINGS. I MEAN, YOU NAME IT, I\u2019VE SEEN IT LIKE THIS. CALL ON KAY COURT IN THE GREENHAVEN NEIGHBORHOOD, WHERE A BIG BRANCH BROKE OFF THIS TREE, CRUSHING THE CAR BELOW. HONESTLY, I WAS JUST OVERWHELMED. I DIDN\u2019T I DIDN\u2019T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO THINK. THE CAR BELONGS TO MARIO VASQUEZ. HE SAYS HE HAD JUST STOPPED AT HIS FRIEND\u2019S PLACE TO GRAB LUNCH AND WAS INSIDE WHEN THE BRANCH BROKE. I GOT HERE AROUND 2:00 AND BY THE TIME I WAS OUT AT LIKE 230, IT WAS THE THE TREE WAS ON TOP OF MY CAR. I CAN\u2019T BE UPSET. IT\u2019S. IT WAS OUT OF MY CONTROL. THE DAMAGE BECOMING CLEAR AS THE CHAINSAWS ROARED AND THE WOOD CHIPPER WENT TO WORK. THIS BIG BRANCH, LAURA SAYS, WAS ONE OF THE SMALLER CALLS THEY\u2019VE HAD TODAY. ABOUT FIVE. AND THEN ANOTHER. AS MANY AS WE CAN DO PRETTY MUCH. AND THEY\u2019LL KEEP GOING UNTIL THE STREETS ARE CLEARED. WE\u2019LL BE BUSY ALL NIGHT. AND OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF TREES DOWN ACROSS THE CITY. IF YOU SEE ANY TREES THAT ARE BLOCKING PUBLIC ROADS OR SIDEWALKS, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND CALL 311 FOR A CITY CREW TO COME CHECK IT OUT.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
‘We’ll be busy all night,’ Sacramento crews work to clear downed trees and branches after strong winds<\/p>\n
Strong winds in Sacramento caused trees and branches to fall, damaging cars and buildings, as crews worked tirelessly to clear the debris.<\/p>\n
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\t\tEditorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\tStrong winds swept through Sacramento on Sunday, toppling trees and branches that blocked streets and sidewalks and caused damage to cars and buildings, leaving crews to clean up the mess. Edgar Lara, part of a crew subcontracted through the city, said Sunday was hectic. “Branches on top of cars, on top of buildings. I mean, you name it, I’ve seen it,\u201d Lara said. \u201cTrying to clean the place up, making sure everybody is taken care of.” One call brought his crew to Quay Court in the Greenhaven neighborhood, where a large branch broke off a tree and crushed a car below. Mario Vasquez, the car’s owner, said he had just stopped at a friend’s house for lunch when the branch fell. “I got here around 2:00, and by the time I was out at, like 2:30, it was like… the tree was on top of my car,” Vasquez said. “Honestly, I was just overwhelmed. I didn’t really know what to think. I can’t be upset. Like it was out of my control.” Lara noted that the incident on Quay Court was one of the smaller calls they had responded to that day. “We\u2019ve got about five and then another — as many as we can do. Pretty much,” Lara said. “We’ll be busy all night.” Residents are encouraged to call 311 if they see trees blocking public roads or sidewalks.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel | Make KCRA a preferred news source in Google\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tSACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Strong winds swept through Sacramento on Sunday, toppling trees and branches that blocked streets and sidewalks and caused damage to cars and buildings, leaving crews to clean up the mess. <\/p>\n Edgar Lara, part of a crew subcontracted through the city, said Sunday was hectic. <\/p>\n “Branches on top of cars, on top of buildings. I mean, you name it, I’ve seen it,\u201d Lara said. \u201cTrying to clean the place up, making sure everybody is taken care of.” <\/p>\n One call brought his crew to Quay Court in the Greenhaven neighborhood, where a large branch broke off a tree and crushed a car below. Mario Vasquez, the car’s owner, said he had just stopped at a friend’s house for lunch when the branch fell. <\/p>\n “I got here around 2:00, and by the time I was out at, like 2:30, it was like… the tree was on top of my car,” Vasquez said. “Honestly, I was just overwhelmed. I didn’t really know what to think. I can’t be upset. Like it was out of my control.” <\/p>\n Lara noted that the incident on Quay Court was one of the smaller calls they had responded to that day. <\/p>\n “We\u2019ve got about five and then another — as many as we can do. 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