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Atmospheric river-fueled storm delivered late-in-day punch to SF Bay Area, with powerful winds toppling trees. PG&E says more than 200,000 are without power.

San Francisco has been devastated by another terrifying storm after a severe weather front made landfall Tuesday night, just weeks after California was hit with its third major storm of the year.

A shelter-in-place order was issued Tuesday afternoon after at least one large glass panel "became separated" from the 43rd floor of famed SF office tower 555 California Street, formerly known as Bank of America Center.

Strong winds associated with the latest Bay Area atmospheric river are causing trees to once again topple, power outages, and perhaps is the cause of glass to fall from a San Francisco high-rise's damaged windows.

As wind gusts blasted through San Francisco Tuesday afternoon, an office worker took video of a shocking sight. 

were monitoring power outages. those downed trees that graham was talking about and >> road closures due to all the damage. a lot rain out there, but just ferocious winds in san francisco. in fact, theres a shelter in place in order right now after a couple windows broke on a high-rise. this is video here and yet glass fell from a famous building there on kearney, a california street. and that is where we find kron 4 sarah stinson who is live. boy, sarah, so dangerous to, you know, jus...

Streets in the area were closed as SFPD units responded to the scene

Multiple dogs and cats were also rescued in one of the fires, though several pet birds perished.

Powerful wind gusts created chaos in San Francisco Tuesday, blowing a tree onto the Bay Bridge, ripping a roof off of a house, and toppling trees across the city.

Amidst Tuesday afternoon’s wind gusts of nearly 65 miles per hour, two metal panels came flying off the SFPUC building near Civic Center, while downed trees and ripped-off roofs kept public employees busy all day.