Power Outage in Coudersport, PA

A mix of snow and freezing rain resulted in significant winter weather impacts during the pre-Thanksgiving holiday travel. These included multiple vehicle accidents, road closures, downed trees/wires and power outages. Snow started around 1000 EST with accumulations by late afternoon on the 26th between 2 and 4 inches. Snow continued into the early evening before changing to a period of freezing rain for several hours prior to midnight. The freezing rain eventually changed back to snow with additional lake effect snows into the 27th.

High winds knocked down numerous trees and utility wires, causing thousands of power outages county-wide. Numerous roads were also closed due to falling trees and wires.

Three to six inches of heavy wet snow caused extensive damage countywide related to leaf-laden trees and limbs falling on power lines. Upwards of six to eight inches of snow fell across the highest elevations.

Non-thunderstorm wind gusts between 50 and 60 mph toppled numerous trees and power lines across Potter County. A large tree fell on a car in Galeton. Numerous power outages affected customers in Galeton Borough.

Trained spotter in Ulysses reported one-half inch ice accumulation from heavy freezing rain. Periods of snow and sleet accumulated to two to four inches by the morning of March 9th. Power outages affecting an undetermined number of Tri-County Electric customers was reported in Genesee Township. Power was restored by the morning of March 10th.

Utility companies, spotters and Potter County 911 reported downed trees and power lines resulting from ice accumulations as thick as one inch.

Potter county emergency management reported ice accretion on lines and trees. Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative, which serves the Coudersport area, reported three power outages that may have resulted from the ice build-up.

A low pressure system moved northeast from the lower Mississippi Valley into the eastern Great Lakes from late Wednesday evening on December 22nd into Thursday, December 23rd and rapidly intensified. A strong cold front trailing from this low swept east across central Pennsylvania during the late morning and early afternoon hours of Thursday, December 23rd. Several intense lines of rain showers developed along and just ahead of this cold front, which were accompanied by damaging wind gusts of up to 60 mph. These strong winds downed numerous trees and power lines across portions of central Pennsylvania. In addition, strong winds occurred earlier on Thursday morning along and immediately to the north of some ridgetops, which produced minor structural damage in Centre County, where siding and shingles were reportedly blown off a house in Philipsburg at approximately 8:00 a.m. EST.

Trees were reported down on powerlines in Coneville.

Deppening low pressure tracked across the upper Ohio Valley, through the Niagara Peninsula, and into Ontario Canada. The low pushed a strong cold front across central Pennsylvania. The front crossed the region between midnight and 5:00 a.m. on February 9th. Damaging winds accompanied the front as it moved through, and persisted through sunrise on the morning of the 9th. Numerous trees, power lines, and utility poles were reported felled across central Pennsylvania, blocking some roadways. More significant property damage included roof damage to a WalMart department store in Bedford/Bedford County, damage to a trailer home in Newbury Township/York County, and a chimney blown down damaging a residential roof in State College/Centre County.