Thousands of Angelenos remained without power Wednesday after strong winds whipped through Southern California overnight, toppling trees and power lines and leaving streets littered with debris.
Crews from the Los Angeles Department of Public Works assess a tree that was blown into an apartment building at 520 Kelton Ave. in L.A. following a windstorm that wreaked havoc in Southern California.
Southern California Edison reported that 3,440 customers were still without power Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.and gained strength through the afternoon are expected to calm by Wednesday afternoon, said Lisa Phillips, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
A massive palm tree that cracked and toppled blocked a portion of Midvale Avenue in West Los Angeles overnight. On Wednesday, crews worked to remove a large tree that blew over and was leaning against a five-story apartment building in Westwood. Foothill and mountain areas experienced the strongest wind in the county. Camp 9 near Sylmar saw gusts of 74 mph shortly before 1 a.m., while Henninger Flats, which sits near Eaton Canyon Falls, saw peak wind gusts of 71 mph shortly before midnight.
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