Winds Close Street Road, Knock Out Power In Warminster (ICYMI)

WARMINSTER, PA — The heavy winds that blasted the area Sunday night into Monday caused a busy Warminster road to be shut down and knocked out power at spots including the municipal building.

Street Road, between York Road and Means Road, was shut down Monday morning due to a pole that was in danger of falling, according to township Manager Gregg Schuster.

Schuster also reported late Monday morning that the main power to the township and police building was knocked out, but was operating on a generator.

And, earlier Monday morning, fire crews responded amidst the heavy winds to a fire in the Shenandoah Woods neighborhood. The fire, on Orion Road, was reportedly under control by later in the morning.

Monday morning, more than 11,700 people in Bucks County were without power due to the winds, according to PECO.

In Warminster, about 6% of households were reportedly without power. Crews were responding to outages, as the township's public works department worked to clear roads of branches and debris, Schuster said.

Forecasters with the National Weather Service say the raging winds, which have gusted higher than 50 mph in the Philadelphia region, will continue throughout the day Monday. A high wind warning is in effect through 6 p.m.

Gusts of up to 60 mph are possible Monday, the NWS said.