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title: "Strong Winds Knock Down Tree in Kitsilano, Vancouver"
description: "At 3:15 today, James and I had just returned home. The wind was gushing and the trees were being whipped around. I decided to film the wind because it was so intense, howling and twisting the trees..."
url: https://somisguided.com/2007/01/09/strong-winds-knock-down-tree-in-kitsilano-vancouver/
date: 2007-01-09
modified: 2007-01-09
author: "Monique"
categories: ["News: Arts & Entertainment"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# Strong Winds Knock Down Tree in Kitsilano, Vancouver

[!(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/164/352170379_74e85c2f95_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/somisguided/352170379/)At 3:15 today, James and I had just returned home. The wind was gushing and the trees were being whipped around. I decided to film the wind because it was so intense, howling and twisting the trees about. Just as I finished the first clip I turned around to film up the street and a huge tree on the corner of First Ave. and Maple came crashing down. I just missed catching it on film. One crack, no other sound, and then it was covering the entire intersection. The tree just missed a car parked behind the stop sign, and just missed a woman who was crossing the intersection.

My guess is the tree is 60-70 ft but I’m never very good at these things. The building is a three-story apartment and the trees are taller than the building.

The wind is still howling.

(http://flickr.com/photos/somisguided/sets/72157594470310437/) I’ll post the video soon.

UPDATE: This story is (http://www.nowpublic.com/strong_winds_knock_down_tree_in_kitsilano_vancouver) (photos and video).

UPDATE 2: Here’s my (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpIdvW2ifUw)