A portion of the dome enclosing the 140-year-old refractor telescope was torn loose early last Thursday by winds gusting up to 114 mph, the university said.
There were reports on social media throughout the weekend of driverless cars stuck at intersections, their lights blinking, seemingly confused by downed traffic signals.
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