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To: IncredibleHulk; snopercod
I stand corrected, it was the wind. Thank you

The picture is really impressive!

things will change with the next edition but great picture.

Article on the Storm

Seven transmission towers were toppled by the strong winds: four on the western side of the Valley near 95th Street West and three near Pearblossom Highway, about a mile or two from the 14 Freeway, said Alis Clausen, regional director of public affairs for Southern California Edison Co.

13 posted on 12/18/2002 9:50:51 PM PST by Robert357
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To: Robert357
I am going to post the link to the picture, but the location could change with the next edition of the paper.

Great picture of what happened>

Steel Towers are suppose to be designed for reasonably high winds. Something must have gone really wrong or the winds must have been far higher than any on record in the area.

14 posted on 12/18/2002 10:00:23 PM PST by Robert357
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