Strong winds down trees and power lines in West (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111202/ap_on_re_us/us_western_winds"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111201/capt.dfcad83290bd4c67afb936ccc79a3833-dfcad83290bd4c67afb936ccc79a3833-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=DXcuozapN.ZcQSlXWuTAZg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Palm fronds line a street in the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 after high winds flipped over trees and trucks and knocked out power to more than 300,000 California customers early Thursday before moving inland, where schools in a Utah town closed because of 100 mph wind gusts. (AP Photo/Alicia Chang)" border="0" /></a>AP - The most powerful winds to tear across California in years kept 9-year-old Dalen Guyton up late into the night. Then, around midnight, came the boom.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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