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High winds should subside by midday, few power outages reported

By Bill Moss, Published: February 13, 2017

High winds with gusts up to 60 mph will continue until midday before diminishing, the National Weather Service said.

The weather service issued a high wind warning through 1 p.m. today. Northwest winds of 20-30 mph swept through the mountains overnight. Although forecasters said the windstorm could cause widespread power outages, Duke Energy reported just 13 customers without power in Henderson and Polk counties at 7 a.m. Monday.

 

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