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Heavy winds bring power outages for thousands across Utah

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SALT LAKE CITY — A storm that is expected to bring rain in the valley and snow to the mountains has also brought with it strong winds that have left over a thousand people in Utah without power on Tuesday morning.

According to Rocky Mountain Power's Outage map, just under 300 customers are without power in northern Utah as of 2 p.m., down from nearly 1,700.

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Some outages have also been reported in southern and eastern Utah.

The utility company listed wind as the main cause of the outages. Most of the outages were estimated to be restored before 11 a.m.

In Tooele County, around 13,755 customers were without power for several hours Tuesday morning. That power was restored at around 2 a.m.

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The National Weather Service says strong winds with gusts above 60 miles per hour are expected throughout Utah as the winter storm moves into the Beehive State.

Some damage has been reported in Layton. FOX 13 News viewer Raymond Bird shared this photo showing a neighbor's tree down on his property.

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