RENO, NEV.--Insurance agents and others at AMS Users' Group National Conference were forced to scramble for giveaway flashlights at exhibit booths Monday when roaring winds cut power to the Reno-Sparks Convention Center.
But darkness at the meeting center was only the beginning of the bizarre string of natural events that occurred between April 14 and 15 during the conference here.
The windstorm began early Monday after local forecasters had predicted a sunny day with temperatures in the 60s. Forecasters, however, also warned of winds blowing up to 90 miles-per-hour.
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