Trees fell on top of automobiles on Woodward Street in San Francisco's Mission District following a storm on Tuesday, March 21. | David Sjostedt/The Standard
Beyond that loss of life, the most visible and widespread impact was the downed trees. Some 700 trees and major limbs came down in all, including in some exceptionally inconvenient places for anyone who tried to drive home during the evening commute, like Lombard Street. The Tenderloin, Alamo Square, the Mission, the Haight—trunks crushed vehicles and blocked streets throughout the city.
The Standard combed through reports from all over, but we know there are more toppled trees out there. Did we miss a fallen eucalyptus in your neighborhood? Was your SUV spared by dumb luck? Let us know.
Felled trees damage fencing and the sidewalk next to a parking lot along Woodward St. in the Mission District in San Francisco, Calif. on Wed. March 22, 2023. | David Sjostedt/The StandardFelled trees at the corner of Haight Street and Broderick in San Francisco, Calif., on Wed. March 22, 2023. | Courtesy Joseph UrbanA felled tree in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, Calif., on Wed. March 22, 2023. | Courtesy May-lee ChaiFelled trees in San Francisco, Calif., on Wed. March 22, 2023, following a storm the previous afternoon throughout the Bay Area, that included heavy rain and wind. | Courtesy Joseph UrbanFelled trees destroyed automobiles in a parking on Woodward St. in the Mission District in San Francisco, Calif. on Wed. March 22, 2023. | David Sjostedt/The StandardFelled trees at Lafayette Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Wed. March 22, 2023. | Courtesy Joseph UrbanA felled tree destroyed an automobiles in Lower Haight in San Francisco, Calif. on Tues. March 21, 2023. | Courtesy Julio GonzalesDowned trees on Sutter Street in San Francisco, Calif., on Wed. March 22, 2023. | Courtesy Sarah CohenA felled tree on Bryant Street between 16th & 17th streets in San Francisco, Calif. on Tues. March 21, 2023. | Matthew Kupfer/The Standard
