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Its dense growth can topple trees by weight alone.
Especially in coastal areas where sandy soils cause trees to grow shallow surface roots, the vines can topple trees.
Consolidated Edison said that no problems had been reported by mid-morning, primarily because there was no ice to topple trees and power lines.
Already by evening, thousands of power failures had been reported across Massachusetts and utility officials, beleaguered after poor performances in previous storms, were girding for more extensive disruptions in service: Predicted winds up to 75 miles an hour would probably topple trees and take down more power lines, officials said.
With high winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Sandy expected to topple trees and down power lines even before it is projected to make landfall late Monday or early Tuesday, utility companies and emergency management officials are urging people to prepare for widespread power failures that could last more than a week in some areas.
The tornado began to lose its intensity but continued to topple trees, damage storage structures and toss debris before dissipating in Emmaville.
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Meanwhile, loggers were toppling trees all over the island.
Wind gusts of 80 miles per hour cut power lines and toppled trees.
We were redirected but every other route to the east was blocked by similarly toppled trees.
For example, denser cover is created when leaves, branches, and toppled trees carpet the ground.
In Rockland County, Thursday's storms toppled trees and tore roofs off buildings.
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