Winds knock down trees, wires

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Sunday, November 19, 2017
Large branch falls near Chris Sowers

The forecast for Sunday - windy.

Action News meteorologist Chris Sowers was preparing for his live report on City Avenue on Action News at 9:30 a.m. when a large branch fell off a tree and landed a few feet away from him.

Sowers estimated the branch was 10-feet and fell from a 60-foot oak tree.

Tree knocked down in Upper Providence Twp. Nydia Han reports during Action News at 10 a.m. on November 19, 2017.

In Upper Providence, Delaware County, winds knocked down a large tree on the 200 block of Bishop Hollow Road Sunday morning.

The tree ended up resting on telephone poles. The poles were snapped, and the high power lines fell onto the road below.

A wind advisory is in effect for the Delaware Valley until 4 p.m.

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