The National Weather Service assessed the damage and determined it was what is known as a downburst, a powerful straight-line wind that often is mistaken for tornadoes and can cause similar damage. The powerful winds descend from a decaying shower or thunderstorm and then spread out quickly when they hit the ground.
"I thought, 'Oh, we are in the middle of a tornado,' " said Michelle Bailey, who experienced the intense winds.
"It was violent real quick and then it just was gone," Bailey said.
"This storm literally happened in five minutes from start to finish and it was wild," Reed said.
"Having been from Oklahoma, I am like, 'What the hell is going on here? This is California,' " said Christi Reilly, who lives in Carmichael.
CBS13 called the county about Reed's tree. By 5 p.m., crews arrived and started clearing it out.
It said that there was not a severe thunderstorm warning in effect, and radar at the time did not indicate severe-level winds. The damage reports did not roll in until the showers were out of the area.
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