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Trees Down, Residents Displaced By High Winds In Montgomery County
Montgomery County residents are facing power outages, trees blocking the roads and damages.
SILVER SPRING, MD — Montgomery County residents are facing power outages, trees blocking the roads and damages Wednesday afternoon due to strong 60 mph winds.
The National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for most jurisdictions within the National Capital Region Wednesday afternoon.
Another Wind Advisory has been issued from 8 p.m. Wednesday to 10 a.m. Thursday. Residents should expect 20-25 mph winds with gusts up to 50 mph.
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Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services spokesman Pete Piringer warned residents to use extreme caution around downed and damaged power lines. Don't remove fallen tree limbs or other debris from lines and treat all wires as if they're live, he tweeted.
Update – River Road BLOCKED between Seneca Road & Violettes lock Road, tree & wires down across road, vehicle occupant OK, no injury
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) March 1, 2017
Violettes lock rd off of river rd @dcw50 pic.twitter.com/47elAgFxLZ
— Peter J Alvey DCW50 (@PeterJeseph) March 1, 2017
20600blk Prathertown rd, trees/wires down, electric meter(s) smoking, access to house blocked by debris, FFs checking area awaited power co pic.twitter.com/EbHw9SRPrp
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) March 1, 2017
Wind knocked this large oak tree into a house in Forest Glen, Md. No one injured. Home owners displaced. pic.twitter.com/HNyJO9JaES
— Dave Dildine (@DildineWTOP) March 1, 2017
A tree fell on a house in Silver Spring on Myrtle Road & Dameron Drive. The family was displaced, and there were no injuries.
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Myrtle Rd & Dameron Dr, Forest Glen, tee on house, no injuries, 1 family displaced, MCFRS OS checked utilities, etc pic.twitter.com/tgqzV9gJjx
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) March 1, 2017
Trees fell on an occupied house in Kensington on Parkwood Road and Brookfield Drive. No one was hurt, Piringer said.
Update - Trees down - Parkwood Rd & Brookfield Dr, Parkwood/Kensington; 10200blk Parkwood Ct, tree on occupied house w/ no injury pic.twitter.com/XjV0tVGHZm
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) March 1, 2017
If you see a tree or limb down in Montgomery County, residents are asked to call 311, 911, or report it here.
Check out the Pepco outage tracker here. In event of a power outage, residents can report outages to: BG&E (1-877-778-2222); First Energy (1-888-544-4877); or PEPCO (1-877-737-2662).
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Photo: Pete Piringer
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