High winds rock Mahoning and Shenango valleys, damage minimal

YOUNGSTOWN — Winds that blew through the Mahoning and Shenango valleys between 1 and 6 p.m. today brought gusts as high as 59 miles per hour and downed a large number trees and power lines.

As many as 6,000 customers were without power in the Mahoning Valley by around 5 p.m., but many of those had been restored by 8 p.m.

No injuries or significant damage to structures was reported anywhere in the five-county area.

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