Update: SFPD on-duty sergeant suffers life-threatening injuries from fallen tree in Parkmerced neighborhood
Another person was injured by a fallen tree at Ellis and Hyde Streets in the Tenderloin neighborhood, according to the San Francisco Joint Information Center.
Aside from the downed trees, a couch went airborne - blown off a high-rise balcony in a South of Market neighborhood - glass was blown out of another high-rise, and barges broke loose to slam into the 3rd St. bridge next to Oracle Park. Pedestrians also proved to be no match against the windstorm. People struggled to walk and clung to street posts to keep their balance.
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