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Winds take down trees, power lines
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Some Wilson County residents awoke March 16 to downed trees and power lines, and some power outages, due to strong winds overnight. A cold front blew in Sunday evening, March 15, bringing 20- 35 mph winds, with gusts of 45 to 55 mph Sunday evening and Sunday night. Several residents in the Floresville and La Vernia area reported downed trees or tree limbs, including Ruby and Daryl Shaw of Floresville, who awoke to a loud noise around 12:40 a.m. “It sounded like someone tried to come in through our glass door,” Ruby recalled. After she and Daryl saw nothing from...