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STRONG STORMS KNOCK OUT POWER, SEND TREE INTO HOUSE

(Whitewater Valley)--Strong storms took their toll on the Whitewater Valley Monday night.  A wind gust of 45 miles per hour was reported near the Richmond Municipal Airport.  Some of the impacts included a tree into a house on North 36th Street in Richmond, a power line on fire on College Corner Road, and a generator fire in Pershing.  Multiple power companies, including RP&L, reported outages.  About 150 people were still out Tuesday morning in the Gratis area.  Also in Preble County, residents took photos of what appeared to be a funnel cloud.  The National Weather Service issued a statement saying that it was likely just a low-hanging cloud not associated with tornadic rotation.