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Downed power lines closed a stretch of State Road 1 in San Mateo County, and in San Francisco, fallen lines forced traffic detours.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2024

Downed phone service and electricity lines made it hard for officials to quickly assess the extent of the damage.

From Reuters • Oct. 26, 2023

Downed power lines can electrify floodwaters, and tree limbs and other wreckage can hurt people trying to move through water, particularly if that wreckage is below the surface.

From Scientific American • Aug. 30, 2023

Downed trees and power lines blocked several roads.

From Washington Times • Mar. 31, 2023

Downed trees lay across the path every fifty or sixty yards, often with great bomb craters of dirt around their splayed roots.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson