By John McCallum
Editor 

Region whipped by windstorm

 

Last updated 12/30/2015 at 2:36pm

File photo High winds knocked out power and caused damage Tuesday, Nov. 17, most of which was downed trees such as this one that also took out a sign at the Zip's restaurant in Cheney.

Record high winds ravaged most of Eastern Washington on Nov. 17, causing two deaths - including a Cheney woman - knocking down fences and trees, tearing off roofs and leaving thousands without power, some for weeks.

Carolyn Marie Wilford, 70, died when her car was struck by a falling tree as she drove home on State Route 904 near Four Lakes. A woman was also killed on Spokane's South Hill.

Reports indicated an estimated 200,000 customers of various area utilities were out of power during the height of the storm.

Locally, power was knocked out in north Cheney and the Fish Lake area about mid...



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