140 MPH winds batter Los Angeles, Las Vegas

[mina553]

Powerful winds continued to batter Los Angeles, Las Vegas and other southwestern U.S. locales Thursday -- downing trees, delaying flights and leaving hundreds of thousands without power.

Wind gusts stronger than 140 mph -- which would be equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane -- have been measured on the Sierra Crest mountain ridge, according to the National Weather Service. Lower-lying areas also have been hit hard by Santa Ana winds, with 80 mph gusts expected in Southern California.

[ornamentmaven]

They have alot of damage!

[mina553]

the media said it was the worst in 7 years , do you know any one that got home damage

[ornamentmaven]

the media said it was the worst in 7 years , do you know any one that got home damage

I only have one friend in the state of California and my husband's cousin who lives in Las Vegas. Haven't heard any bad news from them!

[mina553]

they say no news is good news, so they may have escaped the high winds .