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2005-03-21 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

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Posted by Steve White 2005-03-21 00:00:00 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Better keep the tigers away or they'll have another "rash" of maneaters in those parts.

Posted by Xbalanke 2005-03-21 11:28:34 AM|| 2005-03-21 11:28:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Signs and Protents #175, a tornado hit South San Francisco yesterday as well. Now that is a rarity.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/03/21/MNGPVBSH2P1.DTL

From the article...

South San Francisco got a taste of Dorothy's Kansas on Sunday when what authorities called a "probable tornado" whirled through town, ripping off roofs, pulling down power lines and breaking windows and then flinging the debris for blocks.

Firefighters who responded to dozens of calls from frantic residents during the rare twister at 3:40 p.m. said it was amazing that no one was injured.

"The floor began to shake and then all the people outside began to run indoors, yelling 'tornado,' " said Jorge Lozano, 20, who was working in the Ayar Produce store near downtown. "Then everything was blowing around in the store, pinatas, all of the stuff on the shelves. The windows blew out, and everyone was screaming. There was glass all over."

At least 40 buildings -- 20 homes and 20 businesses, including a fire station under construction -- were damaged as the swirling winds ran a wild 3-mile path across the city, from Westborough to the San Francisco Bay. The twister also uprooted towering trees, caused gas leaks and knocked out power to about 1,500 residents.

Posted by Penguin 2005-03-21 4:47:31 PM|| 2005-03-21 4:47:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Better keep the tigers away or they'll have another "rash" of maneaters in those parts. Cats, including tigers don't normally eat carrion.

Posted by phil_b 2005-03-21 4:52:22 PM|| 2005-03-21 4:52:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 That's why I always put my Mickey D happy meal in the overhead.

Posted by Elsie 2005-03-21 6:08:12 PM|| 2005-03-21 6:08:12 PM|| Front Page Top

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