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Associated Press - November 24, 2009 3:35 PM ET
SOUTH BEND, Wash. (AP) - Some parts of Pacific County have been without power since the Saturday night windstorm.
Gusts of 70 mph left 11,000 without electricity.
Denise Rowlett with Pacific County Emergency Management told KXRO that 1,000 customers are still in the dark Tuesday on the Long Beach Peninsula as crews work to restore service to side streets.
Residents are still cleaning up downed trees and other debris from the weekend storm.
Information from: KXRO-AM, http://www.kxro.com
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