1.  Civil defense officials urged people who evacuated to stay out of storm-damaged areas because of dangers from flooding, fallen trees and downed electrical lines.

2.  In Alexandria, La., violent winds ripped apart businesses and downed electrical lines, cutting power to hundreds of residents.

3.  In Deerfield Twp. south of Lebanon, for example, state road crews moved and mulched trees while technicians from Time Warner Cable and Cinergy worked on downed lines.

4.  Massachusetts Electric officials said their repair crews were overwhelmed by the sheer volume of downed lines.

5.  Other lines handle more power to make up for the downed line, or other generators work harder.

6.  Streets were full of fallen cables, and workers urged residents and bystanders to avoid the downed lines.

7.  The formidable storm knocked out power and forced residents into shelters across the densely populated Dominican Republic, where two people were killed by downed electrical lines.

8.  The offices dispatch crews to fix downed lines or blown circuits and switch power on or off in much of Alameda and Santa Clara counties.

9.  TU Electric crew members fixed the downed line so that it would not electrocute anyone or cause a fire.

10.  Upstate New York communities battered by torrential rains struggled on Sunday to return to normal life in the face of closed roads, downed utility lines and flooded basements.