Nolo was expected to strengthen to a major hurricane on Saturday.
In the East Bay, crews are working to remove a large tree that fell on top of cars in Lafayette overnight, also bringing down some powerlines.
Early last year, powerful winds blasted holes into several windows of skyscrapers in downtown San Francisco. Now, high-rise buildings built after 1998 will be required to have window inspections every five years.
Pfizer said its large complex in Rocky Mount was damaged by a twister that tore through Nash County.
A cracked window inspection in San Francisco blocked off some streets Monday while crews try to figure out what happened, police said. This is reminiscent of windows blown out during the Bay Area storms earlier this year.
A brief tornado touched down in the area of Carson and Compton, damaging vehicles and multiple buildings, and toppling at least one large tree, officials said.