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    "deck": "A severe windstorm with gusts topping 80 miles an hour left more than 10,000 Mat-Su homes without power in Palmer and Wasilla.",
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    "body_md": "A severe windstorm with gusts topping 80 miles an hour tore through the Mat-Su Valley over the weekend, knocking out power to more than 10,000 homes across Palmer and Wasilla. Power crews have worked through the weekend trying to restore service, but repeated new damage along the lines has slowed the repairs.\n\nMany households are now into their second or third day without heat as crews work to get power back on. Some residents have been living out of their cars to stay warm while the outage drags on.\n\nThe storm also left a trail of structural damage across the Valley, with broken fences, peeled roofs and tipped trailers showing up block by block.\n\nHigh winds are still blowing, which continues to slow the pace of repairs. Neighbors are checking on each other and sharing generators to get through the ongoing outage.",
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        "q": "how many homes lost power in Mat-Su windstorm"
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        "q": "how strong were the Mat-Su valley winds"
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        "q": "when will power be restored in Mat-Su"
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