During the weekend, a number of people came to view the high waves from cliffs and headlands, keeping well away from dangerous rocky shores. Some waves splashed upward to the tops of the Pomo Bluffs, and parked cars were rapidly coated in salty mist.
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Decapitated seals have been turning up along North American coastlines for several years. Some experts have suggested humans were to blame for sea lions, harbor seal pups, and various other pinnipeds losing their heads. One private investigator went so far as to suggest the "cuts were surgical.".
On Friday, January 6, after the storm surges had passed on to the east, the city had a short reprieve to make assessments, adjust procedures and protocols, and clean up.