Was fishing steelies in S.E. Alaska (1999) in a huge windstorm (gust up to 65 mph). The boat in front of us had a guy standing up in the bowand fly casting to a pod of fresh fish, as they drifted.

In a matter of seconds, a 70 foot plus cedar was uprooted, and fell just off the bow of their boat. It snapped his Winston Fly rod, right in his hands. Another 6 inches, and two guys would have been fish food.