County Crews Cleaning Up After Storms

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Cleanup crews are hard at work around Benton Harbor and St. Joseph following a powerful storm that moved through the area Thursday night. Tree limbs are down across the area and some residential streets are still blocked. Berrien County Administration has released the following about storm response:

A line of storms came through parts of Berrien County last night causing significant damage resulting in trees and power lines down.  The standard emergency call out process ensued and members of the Berrien County Road Department worked until approximately 3:00 a.m. this morning clearing what they could.  There are still some trees down with power lines.  Those cannot be cleared until the power lines are removed by the electric company.

The Road Department would like to remind residents to watch for trees and debris in the roads.  As of 9:30 a.m. today the traffic signal at Colfax and Napier was dark due to a power outage.  As a reminder, a dark signal should be treated as a four way stop when there is no other traffic control devices in place.

Road Department facilities remain closed today due to the death of a co-worker.  Any time sensitive hazards may be reported to 911 Central Dispatch.