Whipping winds brought down trees and damaged powerlines Tuesday. NBC10’s Matt DeLucia is in Southampton, where a massive tree is blocking a major road.
Powerful wind gusts caused power outages, damage and delays throughout the region.
SEPTA’s regional rail service on the Media/Wawa Line was suspended until further notice late Tuesday afternoon due to trees that fell on wires near the Moylan-Rose Valley Station in Nether Providence Township, Pennsylvania.
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WATCH HERESEPTA's West Trenton Regional Rail service was also suspended between Yardley and West Trenton stations due to a downed tree on overhead wires.
West Trenton: West Trenton Regional Rail service is suspended until further notice from Yardley to West Trenton stations due to a down tree on the overhead wires. Alternate service suggestions are available using the SEPTA Trip Planner. https://t.co/Ngh9QsTIbm
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SIGN UP PECO and PPL also reported the following power outage numbers as of 11 p.m.:
PECO
Montgomery County: 1,952 customers
Weather
Chester County: 221 customers
Bucks County: 301 customers
Delaware County: 144 customers
PPL
Lehigh County: 739 customers
Berks County: 728 customers
Bucks County: 796 customers
A Wind Advisory was in effect for the entire region until 8 p.m. Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. Viewers reported downed trees throughout the region with the heaviest damage in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
A spokesperson for Berks County Emergency Services released a statement on the damage around 5 p.m. Tuesday.
"While call volume has diminished, we are now handling hundreds of calls of a fairly minor (but important) nature. Fire resources are very busy throughout the county, with some jurisdictions having dozens of calls pending the availability of field resources to handle them," the spokesperson wrote on Facebook. "If you have a trees or wires down/leaning, stay away, do your best to keep others away if you can, and expect that it will be some time until fire resources may arrive. Do not call 9-1-1 again unless the situation gets worse/changes."
In Nether Providence, police officials reported that the intersection near Manchester Avenue and Woodward Road was shut down after a large tree fell and knocked down PECO poles and wires.
This story is developing. Check back for updates.
