Strong, gusting winds cause damage, power outages (PHOTOS)

Monday, February 13, 2017
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Strong, gusting winds moved into the region early Monday morning causing some damage and scattered power outages.

In West Bradford Township, Chester County a large tree came down before 4 a.m., damaging a home in the 1200 block of Cranberry Lane.
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Fire officials say all the occupants made it out safely.

In Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, a tree fell into the intersection of Ashbourne Road and New Second Street at around 4 a.m.

It happened around 4 a.m.


No one was hurt, but the intersection was blocked as crews worked to remove the tree.
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In Lower Merion Township, downed wires forced police to shut down Wynnewood Road at City Avenue around 6 a.m.

And a toppled tree closed Green Valley Road near Conshohocken State Road.



In the Roxborough section of Philadelphia, police blocked off Bells Mill Road at Lykens Lane after a tree fell on the cab of a truck, branches ensnaring wires on the way down.


The winds also caused trouble down the shore in Ocean City.

Whipping winds down the shore
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