Where I am, which is inside, it's more like a typical wind storm. I can hear the wind howling, occasionally hear something blow against the house, and hear a downpour going on.
What I'm seeing on local TV, is trees down, high water, pictures of semi trucks blown over and such. On the coast it's reported that they are again getting 100+ MPH winds for the second time in the last three weeks. There's only one reported death so far; a lady was killed when a tree fell on her car. Walla Walla, Washington has suffered damages as bad as if a tornado had gone through. The claim is that damage is extensive, and the pictures they show are scenes that appear to validate their claim.
What I'm seeing on national TV is reports that the storm involves central California up to northern California. It too seems to be a serious storm. I don't know all they're saying, because I don't leave the station on the national news. It seems to be missing something, so I turn back to a northwest news channel