11.   In nearby Seal Cove, resident Alexander Forsey said the storm tore siding off a few homes in the village and knocked out power briefly.

12.   The storm tore a barge from its moorings in Los Angeles Harbor, stranded tourists on Alcatraz Island and snarled traffic up and down the state.

13.   The storm also tore out the windows of the air control tower in St. Thomas, the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed.

14.   The storm tore down trees and downed power lines in the Polish capital.

15.   The storm tore off balconies and roofs.

16.   The storm tore several yachts and sailboats from their moorings here Friday, leaving them drifting off into the Gulf of California.

17.   The storm tore apart dozens of the flimsy homes of wood and corrugated tin that cling to eroded slopes in Port-au-Prince.

18.   The storm tore through Colombia killing one person Friday.