The Nation - News from Nov. 22, 1988

A cold front brought strong winds to the Atlantic Coast from Washington to New England, prompting the National Weather Service to warn of heavy wind gusts, flying debris and wet leaves on slippery roads. The winds downed trees and knocked out electricity to more than 23,000 homes. The South rebounded from nearly two dozen weekend tornadoes that killed two people in Mississippi and injured several others. High wind warnings flew over much of New England and gale warnings extended over eastern New York, the New Jersey coast and Lake Ontario. Winds gusted to nearly 60 m.p.h. at Albany, N.Y., damaging trees. Winds reached more than 50 m.p.h. at Amherst and Chicopee Falls, Mass., 46 m.p.h. in Boston and Worcester, Mass. More than 10 inches of snow fell on Caribou, Me., and more than 9 inches fell at Loring Air Force Base in Limestone, Me.