WREAKS WITH POWERFUL STORM | THOUSANDS IN DARK

A sudden and violent storm slammed/blasted/raked into late last night, leaving thousands of residents without/in the dark without/deprived of power. Reports/Witnesses/Eyewitnesses say that the storm brought with it severe/intense/tremendous winds and heavy/torrential/lashing rain, downing/uprooting/snapping trees and causing widespread damage to p