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Show i , Y , " I - a ; , 'lSESri! s ;A - -, i i ' i r-. - - i ; - A I ' r ,? -4 4s i ' . VS7 I Several high profile vehicles suffered damage as the : winds whipped across 1-15 between Centerville and Far- mington. I : : P 'In Centerville, winds were clocked at O 104 mph, but might have been higher.' ' C'0Zv:', ' -'' ,;, ' eked at V ' yv ' higher.' 1 1 ' ... LX iTi , .j: - 4 - 4 ' p -'X ' t , - V r"' ' ' :r ' " ''V. VM ;. J -A v . rh , - V A"; ; J s.?.-rr 1,L, ita 'r- " -4 I Exit and speed limit signs along the Wasatch Front were j snapped off their legs by the hurricane-force winds. f i I ;-:::::::.'v;:x:::y::vi: PHOTOS BY ROGER TUTTLE . When workers arrived at the site of the new Eat-A-Burger being constructed on 500 South in Bountiful, this is what they encountered. By week's end, the scaffolding and plastic covering were back in place, and construction was continuing. Storm takes toll in Davis County VThe Centerville McDonald's sign, which always seems to be a target during any East wind, was destroyed again : this time. Layton dispatcher due to fireplace blockage, again believed caused by the high winds. But Kaysville Chief of Police Lyle Larkins said that damage was still relatively light considering the velocity of the winds. He said that other than broken tree limbs, his department had received only one report of an overturned vehicle, that of a semi-tractor trailer that was not attached to a tractor. Business signs suffered perhaps the most visible damage, with the McDonald's sign in Centerville, an annual target for the winds, des-' troyed. In Layton, signs at Kentucky Ken-tucky Fried Chicken, the Fort Lane Shopping Center and Tom's Thrif-tway Thrif-tway were also damaged. And in Bountiful, part of the sign at Cafe Alicia's near Main Street was gone Thursday morning, and owners were unable to find any part of it. Many other signs were also destroyed des-troyed or damaged. A new Eat-A-Burger being constructed con-structed on 500 South in Bountiful was in the final stages of interior work, and had been surrounded by scaffolding and plastic sheeting to protect workers from the cold. The winds played havoc with both, ripping rip-ping the plastic and toppling the scaffolds, leaving marks on the building's exterior. Workers were analyzing the damage Thursday afternoon. And the storm didn't limit its impact im-pact on county residents to the county limits, either. DcLonne and Margaret Anderson of Farmington suffered a $6,000 loss to a hanger they own at the Brigham City airport. air-port. The winds blew open two doors to the hangar, destroying them. A vehicle and small airplane in the hanger suffered minor damage da-mage in the incident. Power was finally restored to all areas by late Friday, though county residents had service resumed for the most part on Thursday. For residents re-sidents of Farmington, the winds came as no surprise at all. The city's ci-ty's emergency services committee telephoned all residences in the city on Wednesday, when the winds were first forecast. Now the cleanup is all that remains from the wrath of Mother Nature that struck seven days ago. ByTOMHARALDSEN East winds from the canyons are certainly nothing new to residents of Davis County, but the damage left in the wake of last Wednesday night's blow was nothing short of record-setting. How windy was it? In Centerville, Centervil-le, winds were clocked at 104 miles per hour, but may well have been higher. Farmington had gusts over 90 m.p.h., Kaysville's gusts exceeded ex-ceeded 70 m.p.h. Interstate-15 was closed for a time between Centerville Centervil-le and Farmington, and portions of Highway 89 were also off-limits to traffic at the height of the storm. Though such closures were not unique to this East wind, some of the damage caused by it was. In Centerville, the wind blew the roof off of a new home of Robert Tateoka, 254 East 1875 North. Tateoka and his family heard the roof start to go, and dashed into the backyard in time to see a portion of the roof land in the yard. A short distance away, another Centerville resident reported that a pickup truck parked in front of his residence was actually blown by the winds about 75 feet. The vehicle was found Thursday morning with its parking brake still engaged. While high-profile vehicles were being blown off the Interstate, trees and Christmas decorations were uprooted and sent flying everywhere. every-where. Powerlines near the downtown down-town area of Bountiful were seen sparking on several occasions Wednesday night, and power outages ou-tages ranged from several short-time short-time blackouts in Bountiful to widespread outages in northern Davis and Weber Counties. In Layton, a home under contraction contrac-tion at 941 South 250 East was blown off its foundation. In West Bountiful, a trailer was blown eight feet off its foundation, and several small house Fires were reported to a 1 i I,t m e "4Vl m- X IV ! I 5 x f ir ... V v fe k A ; Hf - -' :t . j. . " , -v';i;vi-'' Amidst all the bad news, there was some good. Bountiful's famed 'Bubble,' which covers the recreation center pool, weathered the storm without a hitch, just as everyone had hoped. ,..p.ppPIIip.WIWiWHWpiPWI HI .J. t , ig , nn.n . . IJii nm i IITtl l' I 'If ' I '"- II '"" T1 1 TT; 'T'1S M -m-miMi ,,n-- ttf ,M , , iMM.n-.MnM.iTt wnWU ...f.wi-rnrtf - -i ' " ' hm ft.a.m M;---'- "--tii '- r-- m.., I Linemen for Utah Power and Light were busy Thursday f7 morning, trying to repair power lines blown down in the Uu storm. , i i |