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Winds gusting as high as 50 mph today with possible thunderstorm

The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory, warning that winds could gust up to 50 miles per hour today and tonight.

Published: March 20, 2013 at 6:43 a.m. PDTUpdated: March 20, 2013 at 3:18 p.m. PDT
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Marianne Moses can't help but laugh when her umbrella blew inside out as she arrived at a bus shelter at the downtown Tacoma Transit Center on March 20. Blustery winds and pelting rain greeted the first day of spring around Puget Sound. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer)

The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory, warning that winds could gust up to 50 miles per hour today and tonight.

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