A SIG ALERT WAS ISSUED EARLY THIS MORNING UP ON HIGHWAY 9. THAT AFTER WIND GUSTS BROUGHT DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES IN 2 SEPARATE PLACES 2 MILES APART. THE FIRST WAS AT MILE MARKER 24.3 (NEAR SHINGLE MILL ROAD), AND THE SECOND WAS AT MILE MARKER 22.3. THAT 2-MILE SECTION OF HIGHWAY 9 UP NEAR HIGHWAY 35 IS EXPECTED TO BE CLOSED D UNTIL ABOUT 9 A.M. THIS MORNING.
