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Heavy thunderstorms that moved through the Salt Lake Valley on Friday left about 4,600 customers without power for a portion of the evening.
Wind and rain caused power to be knocked out to customers in Magna, West Valley City, Erda and Salt Lake City's Rose Park neighborhood around 6:30 p.m., said Rocky Mountain Power spokesman David Eskelsen.
Crews had managed to restore power in the majority of the homes by 9 p.m. Friday, he said.
About 1,200 customers in Riverdale were also without power around 9:15 p.m. Friday after strong winds caused insulators to fail, cutting power to homes, Eskelsen said.
Crews were working to restore power to Riverdale residents late Friday.
