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Wind in Ala. downs trees, blacks out 40,000 customers; one dead

by The Associated Press | February 26, 2008 at 06:31 am

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High winds in the Birmingham area knocked out power to about 40,000 homes and businesses. One person was killed when a tree fell on a mobile home.

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Associated Press - February 26, 2008 9:23 AM ET

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Officials say one person has been killed after a tree downed by strong wind crushed a mobile home in central Alabama. About 40,000 homes and businesses are without power after the storm.

Police in Leeds, outside Birmingham, reported the death early Tuesday morning. No further details were available.

Officials say several school systems in the region canceled classes or delayed openings Tuesday morning because of the blackouts.

Debris on roads is slowing travel and several traffic accidents have brought morning rush hour traffic to a standstill in Birmingham.

Forecasters say the storms broke out ahead of a cold front that could bring snow flurries to parts of Alabama by early Wednesday.

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