A powerful winter storm battered the Bay Area Friday night into Saturday, causing widespread issues, power outages and downed trees and flooding. Off-and-on rain and strong, gusty winds continued to hammer the region as the storm moves east.

After a rare tornado earning an EF-1 rating from the National Weather Service in Scotts Valley Saturday afternoon toppled cars and forced residents to take cover, police Sunday said the number of reported injuries remains consistent at five with no fatalities reported as the cleanup continued.

"It was a miracle no one was killed in this event," Scotts Valley Vice Mayor Derek Timm said to a news station Sunday.

In Scotts Valley, people are still trying to wrap their heads around a tornado that touched down in the busiest part of town on Saturday.

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A Cal Fire firefighter who got caught in the middle of that rare tornado in Scotts Valley Saturday says he’s lucky to be alive and says the first thing he thought about was his weeks-old baby girl.

Things were finally starting to get back to normal in Scotts Valley Monday, two days after a tornado struck the Santa Cruz Mountains community, flipping cars and sending people to the hospital.

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