Strong winds down trees and power lines in Western states

Friday, December 2, 2011

LOS ANGELES -- Some of the worst winds in years blasted the West on Thursday, toppling trees and trucks, kicking up blinding dust across highways and bringing hurricane-force gusts of more than 100 mph in the mountains.

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