Numbers: Sep. 27, 2004

124 Number of tornado warnings issued in a 24-hour period by the National Weather Service office in Tallahassee, Fla., during Hurricane Ivan

6 Number of alligators that escaped from the zoo in Gulf Shores, Ala., owing to the storm

102 minutes Average time per day a working woman spends caring for the family

48 minutes Average time each day a working man spends

700 Number of homers reached by Barry Bonds last Friday, the third player to hit that milestone, along with Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth

2,277 Number of times Bonds had been walked as of Friday--more than either Aaron (1,402) or Ruth (2,062)

800 Number of planes with which Los Angeles air-traffic controllers lost contact during a three-hour interruption in communications after a radio-system malfunction

10 Number of planes that flew too close to another as a result

Sources: Los Angeles Times; CNN; New York Times (4); Los Angeles Times; New York Times