RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KABC) -- About 3,000 Riverside Public Utilities customers are without power due to strong wind and rain that hit the area just before 4 p.m. Friday.
Twelve power lines in the area of Colette and Pierce were down following a suspected microburst.
The brief but fierce storm dumped nearly a quarter-inch of rain in five minutes in La Canada Flintridge, the National Weather Service reported.
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Streets in the area were closed as crews with Riverside Public Utilities assessed the damage. No injuries were reported.