I've jumped out of the way of falling trees twice. I was up in Weeminuche forest Colorado (Dec backpacker) last fall and saw probably 50-60mph gusts. I wandered down the trail all evening looking for a spot out of reach of dead snags, I finally found a depression thick with willows about 8 ft high, It blocked the wind great, but better, I didn't have to worry about those creeeeepy tree noises all night.