High winds shatter skyscraper window in San Francisco and knock out power, officials say

A 41st-story window in San Francisco’s famously leaning Millennium Tower shattered Sunday, sending broken glass falling to the street below, as high winds buffeted the city, SFist reports.

Shards of falling glass prompted street closures around Mission and Fremont streets, The San Francisco Chronicle reported. No injuries were reported in the incident.

Wind gusts of up to 50 mph had been forecast for the Bay Area this weekend, The Mercury News reported.

The high winds forced the closure of the Oakland Zoo and Muir Woods National Monument, according to the publication. Transit ferries on San Francisco Bay suspended operations as did ferries conveying tourists to Alcatraz Island, which also shut down.

Fallen power lines snarled traffic and caused power outages throughout the Bay Area, The Mercury News reported. The winds are expected to die down Sunday evening.

Nearby workers noticed the broken Millennium Tower window about 11:30 a.m. Sunday, The San Francisco Chronicle reported.

The tower has sunk and tilted about 18 inches to the northwest since opening in 2009, SFist reported.

In the Sierra Nevada, wind gusts up to 209 mph were reported at Kirkwood, potentially setting a record, The Sacramento Bee reported.

This story was originally published February 9, 2020 at 2:23 PM with the headline "High winds shatter skyscraper window in San Francisco and knock out power, officials say."