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For the first 90 minutes or so, the only connection was through cellular service. Those outages were reported about 5:50 a.m. By 2:15 p.m., just over 1,000 people remained affected by the outage, according to Rocky Mountain Power. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Officials with the Utah Department of Emergency Management said northern Utah residents should secure any loose items — including trampolines — as high winds move into the state. The outage affected traffic signals on State Street and surrounding roads, the KSL Traffic Center reported.

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She told her students they’ll get back to learning on Wednesday and hopefully, more of their friends will be able to join them. Carter Williams, KSL.com

There were reported outages in Ogden, Bear River City, Brigham City, Corinne, Tremonton and Elwood. The agency's website showed that a little more than a dozen or so outages existed throughout the Salt Lake valley by late Monday evening. “We have dealt with the pandemic, earthquakes, wildfires and floods. Some of Larsen’s students seemed bewildered by the sudden halt to their first day of school.

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