Yup, kind of caught everyone by surprise. Monday was a school holiday and my wife planned to take the kids to Santa Rosa to go apple picking and get pumpkins. After I caught ten minutes of the news driving to the ferry in the haze I was texting her like mad to turn on the news and not go anywhere.
This morning started out clearer here but apparently got much worse as the day went on. They kept all the kids inside again, canceled all sports for the week, etc.
Winds have picked up and are shifting. New neighborhoods under evacuation order or warnings. If it starts blowing the wrong way, downtown Napa and/or Sonoma could be next in line. Up to 3500 buildings and 23 dead. Hundreds missing. Usually disasters turn a corner for the better after 24 hours, but not this one.