Thunderstorms with pea-sized hail in North Bay Thursday – gusts up to 40 mph

Sonoma Coastal Range, North Bay Interior Mountains and North Bay Interior Valleys are included in an updated report for strong thunderstorms by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 7:56 a.m. The alert is in effect until 8:30 a.m.

Wind gusts of up to 40 mph and pea-sized hail (0.25 inches) are expected.

“At 7:56 a.m., Doppler radar tracked an area of strong thunderstorms extending from over Healdsburg to over Cotati, or extending from 14 miles northwest of Santa Rosa to near Rohnert Park...