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More than a million lose power as storm blows through California; Florida thaws

The Associated Press

A wind gust of 125 mph was recorded in the Sierra on Friday afternoon, the National Weather Service said.

The huge storm also toppled trees and cut power to thousands of residents in Washington and Oregon.

Meanwhile, a freeze in the East subsided. Florida’s citrus growers weathered the cold largely unscathed, but strawberry and tomato growers watched as some of their crops shriveled.

A serious freeze would have devastated Florida’s citrus trees, already struggling from years of diseases and hurricanes.

A better picture of crop damage could come Monday, when the U.S. Department of Agriculture releases a weekly progress report.

At Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park in Key Biscayne, iguanas fell out of trees Thursday. The cold-blooded reptiles go into a sort of hibernation when temperatures get too low, even if they are perched in branches. Most woke up when the weather warmed later in the day.



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