Police are asking people to avoid the Gannett Road area after the wind brought down multiple power lines and a tree.

In winter when tree limbs become heavy with ice and snow and the weather can be especially windy, tree placement is often on people's minds. But no matter the weather—it could be a summer thunderstorm ...

Trees can grow through communication lines without issue, provided they are structurally sound. However, a tree touching power lines can be dangerous as the wood is conductive enough to carry current ...

The utility company says that a vast majority of its outages during the winter storm were caused by downed trees and broken limbs falling on power lines.

No life-threatening injuries were reported ...