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Power outages continue to decline after storms bring down trees, power lines across Peninsula

Severe weather brought torrential rain and gusty winds to Ohio and Pennsylvania over the weekend while dangerous flash flooding hit central Texas. Rob Marciano has the latest.

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What happened Thousands lost power as severe storms swept through Hampton Roads Sunday evening. While outages are falling, crews continue clearing downed trees and power lines.
The headline split One side frames it as "Severe storms bring heavy rain and high winds, toppling trees and power lines in parts of...". The other frames it as "Power outages continue to decline after storms bring down trees, power lines across Penin...".
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Left / center-leftSevere storms bring heavy rain and high winds, toppling trees and power lines in parts of U.S.

CBS News - US · Center-left · News report

CenterPower outages continue to decline after storms bring down trees, power lines across Peninsula

WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) · Center · News report

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CBS News - USNews report · Jun 15, 1:28 PM

Severe storms bring heavy rain and high winds, toppling trees and power lines in parts of U.S.

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Severe weather brought torrential rain and gusty winds to Ohio and Pennsylvania over the weekend while dangerous flash flooding hit central Texas. Rob Marciano has the latest.

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WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk)News report · Jun 15, 1:24 PM

Power outages continue to decline after storms bring down trees, power lines across Peninsula

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Thousands lost power as severe storms swept through Hampton Roads Sunday evening. While outages are falling, crews continue clearing downed trees and power lines.

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Jun 15, 1:24 PM: WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) joined the source map.

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