The onslaught of storms hitting the Bay Area for the past few months have made for a marked increase in massive trees falling and causing major damage across the region.
Remy Hummer of Arborist Now Inc. says he's never seen anything like it in his 15 years as an arborist. TheCurrent Conditions, Forecasts, Alerts For Your Area"As the winter has progressed, it's definitely become quite the anomaly. Especially with last Tuesday's storm," Hummer told CBS News Bay Area.
Hummer said the unique wind pattern played a major role in how many trees toppled, particularly in San Francisco which is used to wind coming from the west. "During the drought period, root systems will start to dry out and detract," he explained."With an aging older structure that now has a declining root system due to drought and all of a sudden gets pounded with loaded conditions of rain and wind, that overburdens them with all this extra weight on a weakening structure. That's when you start to see trees topple and fall over.
It's hard for the untrained eye to spot a risky tree. While many of the weakest trees have been weeded out through the last round of storms, Hummer says any tree could pose a risk in rough conditions.
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