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© Yosemite National Park A fallen giant sequoia tree at Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park after the Mono wind event on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021.In a stunning display of nature's force, officials at Yosemite National Park said Thursday that a powerful wind storm that ripped through the park last week caused 15 giant sequoia trees to fall in Mariposa Grove, a landmark forest visited by millions of people over the past 150 years. Originally, officials thought that just two of the massive trees had fallen. But as they have inspected the area on the park's southern edges in recent days, they...

The Mono Winds originated on January 18 and topped out at 110mph near Yosemite National Park Eight trees fell in the upper section of Mariposa Grove, while seven fell in the lower part of the grove The storm created the most damage in the park since historic floods required $200million repairs in 1997 None of the famous named trees in Mariposa Grove, such as the Grizzly Giant, were felled by the storm 

Mono winds destroy Oakhurst home, forcing out single mother and her twins KFSN Share: A single mother in Oakhurst lost a lot but has some help coming her way. A 75-foot pine tree crashed into Jessica Reed's Oakhurst home just as the man finishing off her remodeling stepped outside. "He said he heard the snap and looked up and the tree was coming down," Reed said. "And he backed up and limbs started hitting him." Limbs poked through the ceiling and one of them missed her 9-year-old daughter's bed by just a few feet. "I looked up and there was a huge hole," said Rylee Reed.