60 mph wind gusts cause local damage
Jim Richey of Yesco repairs the Safeway sign in Gallup on Monday. The sign was one of the victims of Sunday's heavy winds. © 2011 Gallup Independent / Brian Leddy

By Michael Sullivan
Staff writer

GALLUP — Strong southwesterly winds on Sunday caused damage to the Safeway store sign on U.S. Highway 491 and, reportedly, to mobile homes in Thoreau and Williams Acres.

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