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Strong winds knocked out a power line power along Saddle Creek Road and 50th St. in Omaha after a tree struck a power line, leaving at some local business without electricity.
City crews arrived at the scene around 2:45 to address the damage.
Jess McCallie, owner of Blue Line Coffee, described the uncertainty that comes with an unexpected power outage.
"There's kinda a time where you're like are we gonna have to haul stuff and find a place a lot of times other restaurants who have power that's kinda the protocol find your friends who have fridge space," McCallie said.
I spoke to crews who said a cracked power pole made cleanup more difficult than expected.
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