"We are seeing that a better fourth quarter isn't that much talk, it's actual action, " said Daniel Penrod of California's Credit Union League.

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In Kentucky, winds blew off much of the roof of the Penrod Missionary Baptist Church and damaged several homes, CNN affiliate WFIE reported.

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"It must feel very good for exporting businesses to see their numbers go up, " said Penrod, who noted that coastal and manufacturing cities could experience gains in employment.

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