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Straight-line winds of tropical force blew across Orange County during a thunderstorm Monday afternoon. Though trees and power poles were knocked down in many areas, the worst hit places were Pinehurst and the downtown Orange area. A large metal room from an alley parking lot behind Green Avenue businesses blew yards away into Elm Avenue, leading the city to close the street. Widespread power outages led to the West Orange-Cove and Orangefield school districts, along with LSCO, to cancel classes.