By John McCallum
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Region whipped by wind

 

Last updated 11/19/2015 at 6:47pm

John McCallum

High winds knocked out power and caused damage Tuesday, most of which was downed trees such as this one that also took out a sign at the Zip's restaurant in Cheney.

High winds ravaged most of Eastern Washington on Tuesday, knocking down fences and trees, tearing off roofs and leaving thousands without power, with many areas still dark Wednesday morning.

News service reports indicate almost 170,000 Avista Utility customers were out of power during the height of the storm, which took place late Tuesday afternoon. Numbers for Inland Power and Light customers were not available at press time Wednesday morning.

Power was knocked out in north Cheney and the Fish Lake area about mid-afternoon, with the entire city going dark just after 5:30 p.m. - leaving al...



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