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Old 12-01-2011, 01:34 PM
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Default Santa Ana windstorm savages Santa Anita..

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Old 12-01-2011, 01:35 PM
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Old 12-01-2011, 01:37 PM
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Old 12-01-2011, 01:42 PM
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OMG!
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Old 12-01-2011, 02:16 PM
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I hope all humans and horses are ok. Sorry to see this happen.
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Old 12-01-2011, 02:18 PM
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I live very near Santa Anita, and have never seen winds like this. They are predicting that it may even be worse tonight.
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Old 12-01-2011, 02:23 PM
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Freak weather can happen anywhere...remember that...
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Old 12-01-2011, 01:41 PM
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Hate to see those trees go.
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Old 12-01-2011, 08:19 PM
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When did this happen? Tornado like event only in that small area?

The size of the tree uprooting is amazing.....
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Old 12-01-2011, 11:26 PM
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It's not a small area, it's all over L.A, San Bernardino and Riverside counties, pretty much all of Southern California!
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Old 12-01-2011, 11:28 PM
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Here's a shot I found of the tree that went down, displaying it's roots in Steve's picture above:

http://www.thoroughbredchampions.com...1&d=1322765494

And another:

http://www.thoroughbredchampions.com...1&d=1322765670

It's pretty sad.
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Old 12-02-2011, 04:06 AM
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Crazy thing is I had people that lived five miles from me and they had crazy winds but I had nothing.
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