Winds Cause Short-Term Outages
Forceful winds sweeping down from the north Monday morning caused thousands of electrical power outages in Sun Valley and Van Nuys, but did little damage. Fire and law enforcement officials reported no downed trees or wind-related accidents.
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power spokeswoman Jan Merlo said about 2,000 customers lost power between 5:30 a.m. and noon, but electricity had been restored to all of them.
The strongest winds in the San Fernando Valley-Santa Clarita Valley region were recorded in Saugus, where gusts reached 47 mph.
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