A series of strong winter storms that brought high winds and heavy rain to Northern California and Southern Oregon have continued to impact local areas. Photo by Mike Cuthbertson At the Hiouchi Visitors Center, above, the wind knocked down a tree that blocked the parking lot and narrowly missed damaging the building.#placement_573654_0_i{width:100%;max-width:550px;margin:0 auto;}var rnd = window.rnd || Math.floor(Math.random()*10e6);var pid573654 = window.pid573654 || rnd;var plc573654 = window.plc573654 || 0;var abkw = window.abkw || '';var absrc = 'https://ads.empowerlocal.co/adserve/;ID=181918;size=0x0;setID=573654;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid573654+';place='+(plc573654++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER';var _absrc = absrc.split("type=js"); absrc = _absrc[0] + 'type=js;referrer=' + encodeURIComponent(document.location.href) + _absrc[1];document.write('');Nearby, on Highway 199, below, another tree was blown down, blocking the road while emergency crews removed it. Photo by Mike Cuthbertson googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1515727'); });