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THE BERKS-LEHIGH REGIONAL POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ISSUING THE FOLLOWING TRAVEL ADVISORY:

AS OF 11:17 AM RUPPSVILLE RD 1/2 MILE OFF OF TREXLERTOWN ROAD REMAINS UNDERWATER AND IMPASSABLE.

AS OF 11:29 AM RT 222 BYPASS (NORTHBOUND) TREXLERTOWN RD/RT 100 EXIT IS UNDERWATER AND IMPASSABLE.

AS OF 12:01 PM HAASADAHL RD JUST PAST SOUTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP LINE IS CLOSED DUE TO TREE DOWN AND ON WIRES.

AS OF 12:30 PM THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AT RT.100 AND SCHANTZ RD WAS INOPERABLE AND POWER WAS OUT IN THE SURROUNDING AREA

CURRENTLY SIDE ROADS, ESPECIALLY THOSE LINED WITH TREES, HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DEBRIS (LEAVES, TWIGS, ETC) ON ROADWAYS.

AS OF 12:47 PM, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REPORTS THAT AFTERNOON WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 21-26 MPH, WITH GUSTS TO 43 MPH.

BLRPD PATROL UNITS ARE CURRENTLY ACTIVE AND ARE RESPONDING TO CONTINUED REPORTS OF TREES AND WIRES DOWN. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE HAVOC AND CAUSE ROAD CLOSURES AND POWER OUTAGES THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON.

TRAVEL ON RT. 22 AND I-78 APPEARS TO BE NORMAL AT THIS TIME.

ALL RESIDENTS BE ADVISED THAT ANY TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO FALLING TREE LIMBS, DOWNED WIRES, AND CLOSED ROADS.

IF YOU REQUIRE POLICE ASSISTANCE PLEASE CONTACT 911 FOR EMERGENCIES AND 610-437-5252 FOR NON-EMERGENCIES.