Power Outage in East Stroudsburg, PA

Some downed trees and power lines were reported, including on Kunkletown Rd.

Freezing rain fell, with significant ice accumulation. The Mount Pocono Airport (KMPO) ASOS reported 0.85 inches of ice accretion. Several hundred customers also lost power from tree limbs falling onto power lines.

Freezing rain occurred, with 0.41 inches of ice accretion at the Mount Pocono ASOS (KMPO). Tree and power line damage was reported in the county.

The path of this tornado started with tree damage along Jackson Road. Many trees were uprooted and some were snapped. Additional tree damage was observed along Sportsmans Trail and Skyhawk Trail. The damage path continued through a corn field near the intersection of Mountain Road and Jackson Road. A large limb of approximately 18 inches in diameter was snapped off a tree and caused roof damage and downed power lines to a residence. Estimated maximum wind speed was 90 to 100 mph. Time estimated from radar.

The Pocono Mountains Airport recorded 0.29 inches of radial ice accretion due to freezing rain. Radial conversion (0.90 planar accretion). In Tobyhanna, tree damage and multiple power outages were reported due to the ice accretion.

A wind gust of 60 mph at 1330EST was reported by the ASOS unit at Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport. Numerous trees and power outages were reported. At one point during the event, over 46,000 customers were without power.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees onto wires in Hamilton Township. Over 1,000 homes and businesses lost power in Monroe County.

A squall line of severe thunderstorms knocked down several trees and tree limbs as it moved across Monroe County. About 140 homes lost power. Hardest hit were Eldred Township, Stroudsburg and East Stroudsburg. In Stroudsburg, a 60 foot tall tree damaged two gravestones in the Stroudsburg Cemetery.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few trees in Hamilton Township. Metropolitan Edison reported about 1,300 of its customers lost power in Monroe County. All power was restored by Noon EDT that day.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a couple of trees and wires in Shawnee On Delaware. Localized power outages occurred.

A severe thunderstorm caused wind damage (numerous downed trees) in the Leisure Lands Development in Middle Smithfield Township. Property owners were losing dozens of trees and some homeowners had downed trees on their homes. There were still 700 township residents without power on the 24th. The Country Club of the Poconos was used to distribute water and ice and provided showers. There were fifty-three weather related calls in the township and about forty downed trees blocked roads. Coolbaugh Road was reopened on the 24th. Power was not fully restored to all residents until the 28th.

A severe thunderstorm caused wind damage (numerous downed trees) in the Leisure Lands Development in Middle Smithfield Township. Property owners were losing dozens of trees and some homeowners had downed trees on their homes. There were still 700 township residents without power on the 24th. The Country Club of the Poconos was used to distribute water and ice and provided showers. There were fifty-three weather related calls in the township and about forty downed trees blocked roads. Coolbaugh Road was reopened on the 24th. Power was not fully restored to all residents until the 28th.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few trees and wires in Jackson Township, the hardest hit township in Monroe County by the thunderstorms that evening. One downed tree took down power lines on Mountain Springs Drive and Cardinal Lane. About 50 customers in the township lost power.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few trees in Hamilton Township. The combination of damaging winds, flooding rains and lightning caused about 2.000 Pennsylvania Power and Light and Metropolitan Edison customers to lose power.

Thunderstorms with torrential downpours hit Hamilton Township the hardest in Monroe County as Doppler Radar storm total estimates reached between 6 and 7 inches during the afternoon of the 26th. Multiple roadways were flooded and included Pennsylvania State Route 33 between Syndersville and Interstate 80. The roadway was closed for nearly two hours and reopened at 620 p.m. EDT that evening. Beaver Valley Road between Turkey Hill Road and Haney Road was closed because it was undermined by a flooding creek. The combination of damaging winds, flooding rains and lightning caused about 2.000 Pennsylvania Power and Light and Metropolitan Edison customers to lose power. The Pocono Creek near Brislin Road in Stroud Township crested at 10.99 feet. There is no established flood stage for the creek at that site. An event total of 3.23 inches was measured in Syndersville in Hamilton Township.

The macroburst wind damage from the severe thunderstorm peaked in Smithfield Township. The worst damage was centered around Worthington Street and Minisink Road near River Road in the Shawnee on Delaware area of the township. Even century old locusts trees were knocked down. One home was seriously damaged by a downed tree as were three vehicles on the property. River Road was closed through the night between the entrance to the Shawnee Inn and Hollow Road due to downed trees and debris. Elsewhere in the township, another downed tree became embedded with a house on Redwood Lane and three trees fell across Roosevelt Street. The combination of lightning and damaging winds caused about 30,000 Pennsylvania Power and Light and Metropolitan Edison customers to lose power. Hardest outage hit townships were Jackson, Stroud, Stroudsburg and Tobyhanna.

The macroburst wind damage from the severe thunderstorm peaked in Smithfield Township. The worst damage was centered around Worthington Street and Minisink Road near River Road in the Shawnee on Delaware area of the township. Even century old locusts trees were knocked down. One home was seriously damaged by a downed tree as were three vehicles on the property. River Road was closed through the night between the entrance to the Shawnee Inn and Hollow Road due to downed trees and debris. Elsewhere in the township, another downed tree became embedded with a house on Redwood Lane and three trees fell across Roosevelt Street. The combination of lightning and damaging winds caused about 30,000 Pennsylvania Power and Light and Metropolitan Edison customers to lose power. Hardest outage hit townships were Jackson, Stroud, Stroudsburg and Tobyhanna.

A lightning strike of a power pole on East Broad Street in East Stroudsburg caused about 600 people to lose power. Lightning also struck a couple of homes within Monroe County during the afternoon of the 24th, but no serious damage was reported.

A wind gust to 60 mph was measured at the Poconos Mountain Municipal Airport. Downed trees and wires in Monroe County caused about 5,800 homes and businesses to lose power.

A lightning strike to a transformer on State Street in East Stroudsburg caused around 1,100 homes and businesses to lose power in Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg and Delaware Water Gap. All power was restored by 8 p.m. EDT that evening.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few trees and power lines in East Stroudsburg.

A severe thunderstorm tore down numerous trees across the southeastern third of Monroe County from Ross Township northeast through Hamilton, Stroudsburg and Middle Smithfield Townships. In Ross Township, in Saylorsburg, downed trees closed Lower Cherry Valley Road. Downed trees forced the closure of River Road, the Joseph McDade Recreational Trail and the Hialeah Picnic Area within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreational Area. About 2,000 homes and businesses lost power in Monroe County.

A severe thunderstorm tore down numerous trees across the southeastern third of Monroe County from Ross Township northeast through Hamilton, Stroudsburg and Middle Smithfield Townships. In Ross Township, in Saylorsburg, downed trees closed Lower Cherry Valley Road. Downed trees forced the closure of River Road, the Joseph McDade Recreational Trail and the Hialeah Picnic Area within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreational Area. About 2,000 homes and businesses lost power in Monroe County.

An EF-2 tornado with estimated maximum wind speeds of 120 mph touched down and affected Hamilton and Stroud Townships. The highest wind speeds and worst reported damage occurred on Middle Road in Hamilton Township and Stroudsmoor Road in Stroud Township. Two men were injured and about 10,000 homes and businesses lost power. Hundreds of trees were destroyed and at least 25 telephone poles had to be replaced. Power was not fully restored until the 31st. In Hamilton Township, two homes suffered roof damage and four large farm buildings and one garage were destroyed. In Stroud Township, one home lost its roof, two others had trees on their roofs and a section of a resort building lost its roof. This was the first reported tornado in Monroe County since July 1, 2001 and the first reported EF2 or F2 tornado in the county since October 5, 1979.||The tornado touched down southwest of Kemmertown Road in Hamilton Township before causing substantial damage to the Blakeslee Farm near the intersection of Middle and Blakeslee Roads. On Kemmertown Road, a downed tree damaged a porch at an assisted living facility. At the Blakeslee Farm, the tornado destroyed three barns and a garage shed and took the roof and attic off of the home. A 46-year-old man suffered facial and rib injuries and a 66-year-old man suffered a head injury as the garage shed collapsed. In addition to the property damage, the tornado damaged the corn, hay, wheat and oat crops on the farm. Thirty percent of the trees on the property were destroyed . ||The tornado then lifted, causing only relatively minor damage as it followed Middle Road into Stroud Township. However, more substantial damage again occurred from Larsens Lane northeast to Fox Run Road and Essig Lane. More damage occurred as the tornado crossed Stroudsmoor Road, where numerous trees were felled, and roof damage occurred to the Stroudsmoor Country Inn. A downed tree also damaged a home on Stroudsmoor Road. Another downed tree damaged a home on Pennsylvania State Route 191. The tornado lifted just before it moved over the intersections of Routes 191 and 611 (Foxtwon Hill Road) just south of Stroudsburg. The tornado was on the ground for about 4.6 miles and its maximum width was about 100 yards. Damage was estimated at 1 million dollars.

Snow developed around mid-afternoon then mixed with sleet and changed to a prolonged period of freezing rain. Ice accumulation up to 0.50 inches, which greatly impacted roadways and other surfaces. Large tree limbs were reported down in the Saylorsburg area, along with power outages.

A severe thunderstorm caused wind damage across eastern Monroe County. In Stroudsburg, a tree fell onto a garage on Main Street and damaged it. In East Stroudsburg, a downed tree landed on and damaged the roof and porch of a home on Braeside Avenue. A downed tree was also reported at the Delaware Water Gap. About 2,000 homes and businesses lost power in the county.

A severe thunderstorm tore down several trees and power lines throughout Monroe County.

The third severe thunderstorm of the afternoon knocked down a few large trees in and around Shawnee on the Delaware. One downed tree pulled down wires down onto a vehicle, but no injuries were reported. The three severe thunderstorms did cause scattered power outages in eastern Monroe County.

An area of low pressure near James Bay Canada lead to a strong cold frontal passage across the middle Atlantic Saturday evening November 19. Northwesterly winds increased substantially immediately following the cold frontal passage, with several reports of gusts generally in the 45 to 55 mph range over New Jersey. These strong wind gusts persisted around 48 hours, through Monday November 21. The Northeast Philadelphia ASOS site recorded a peak wind gust of 51 mph at 13:40EST on November 21.||Following the cold frontal passage Saturday evening November 19, low pressure developed over New England, and provided a sufficiently cold and moist air mass to produce the seasons first significant snowfall. Snow overspread portions of the middle Atlantic late Saturday evening November 19, shortly after the cold frontal passage. By 01:00EST Sunday November 20, some of the higher terrain of northeast Pennsylvania received around two inches of snowfall. The highest amount as of this time was 2.2 inches in Salisbury Township (Lehigh county), Pennsylvania.||The snow continued to fall into Sunday morning November 20. Around 08:00EST, amounts up to around 6 inches were observed across the higher terrain of Carbon and Monroe counties. From here, snowfall amounts tapered to a dusting toward the Delaware Valley. The highest snowfall amount was 5.5 inches near Blakeslee, Pennsylvania, as reported by a trained spotter.||Some power outages were recorded from downed trees as well in Northeast Pennsylvania with PP&L doing cleanup.

Gusty northwest winds following a cold frontal passage affected the Poconos during the afternoon of the 17th. This was the second time in three days that strong winds affected the Poconos. Peak wind gusts averaged around 50 mph and knocked down weak tree limbs and wires and caused isolated power outages. The peak wind gust on the 17th was 50 mph in Mount Pocono (Monroe County). The strong, gusty northwest winds followed a cold frontal passage during the middle of the morning on the 17th. The pressure gradient or difference between an approaching high pressure system over the Northern Plains and the low pressure system associated with the cold front in New England was maximized during the afternoon and slowly weakened as winds diminished that evening.

Gusty northwest winds around an intensifying low pressure system south of the Canadian Maritimes affected the Poconos during the afternoon and the first half of the evening on the 15th. Peak wind gusts averaged around 50 mph and knocked down weak tree limbs and wires and caused isolated power outages. Pennsylvania Power and Light reported 115 customers lost power. The peak wind gust on the 15th was 50 mph in Mount Pocono (Monroe County). The strong, gusty northwest winds were caused by an increasing stronger circulation around an intensifying low pressure system south of the Canadian Maritimes. The low pressure stalled for a while during the afternoon as it became stronger. During the evening, it stopped intensifying and slowly moved off to the northeast. This permitted a surface high pressure ridge from the Ohbio Valley to move closer and end the strong winds.

The pressure gradient (difference) between a strong high pressure system over the lower Mississippi Valley and a strong low pressure system east of James Bay, Canada produced gusty northwest winds over the higher terrain of the Poconos during the morning of the 18th. Peak wind gusts averaged around 45 mph and knocked down weak tree limbs and power lines. Pennsylvania Power and Light reported about 500 of its customers lost power. Peak wind gusts included 46 mph at Mount Pocono (Monroe County). As the high pressure system continued to move closer to the area and the low pressure system farther away in Canada, winds slowly diminished during the afternoon and more rapidly at night.

Strong gusty northwest winds around 45 mph knocked over some weak tree limbs and wires over the higher terrain of the Poconos during the second half of the morning and early afternoon on the 26th. Some isolated power outages occurred. The peak wind gust in Mount Pocono (Monroe County) was 46 mph.

A low pressure system that moved from Texas northeast across southern New Jersey brought a wintry mix of precipitation to the Poconos and affected the higher terrain plateau the most on the 26th into the 27th. While valley locations changed over to rain relatively quickly, the change to plain rain over the plateau did not occur until near the end of the event. Snow accumulations were 1 to 2 inches on the plateau but only traces in the valleys while ice accumulations on the plateau averaged two tenths to four tenths of an inch. The combination made for hazardous traveling conditions, but resulted in only isolated power outages.||Precipitation started as snow in all areas during the late afternoon of the 26th and changed to sleet over the higher terrain later that evening and to rain in the valleys. Around Midnight EST on the 27th, the sleet changed to freezing rain over the higher terrain and the freezing rain changed to rain around sunrise on the 27th. The steady rain ended during the middle of the morning on the 27th. Representative snowfall included 1.8 inches in Tobyhanna (Monroe County) and 1.0 inch in Pocono Summit (Monroe County). Representative ice accumulations included 0.4 inches in Summit Hill (Carbon County).||The low pressure system that produced the wintry mix over the higher terrain moved from Texas on the morning of the 25th east into Alabama on the morning of the 26th. The low pressure system then moved northeast and reached central North Carolina during the early evening on the 26th, northern Delaware at 7 a.m. EST on the 27th, near New York City at 1 p.m. EST on the 27th and just south of Rhode Island at 7 p.m. EST on the 27th. The counterclockwise circulation around the low pressure combined with a high pressure system over Maine and the Canadian Maritimes to keep cold air in place at the surface on the plateau.

A nor'easter brought an early season measurable snow to the Poconos from the morning of the 15th into the morning of the 16th. Accumulations ranged from less than three inches in the valleys to around six inches over the higher terrain. The weight of the snow plus leaves still on trees caused scattered power outages in the higher terrain. According to Pocono weather expert Meteorologist Ben Gelber this was the earliest heaviest snow in the Poconos since 1836. Around an inch of snow also accumulated during a heavier snow burst over the higher terrain of Lehigh and Northampton Counties during the afternoon of the 15th,||Snow began falling during the morning of the 15th in the higher terrain and rain fell in the valleys. As the precipitation increased in intensity during the afternoon, the rain changed to snow in the valleys. Precipitation intensity became lighter in the evening as precipitation type became rain again in the valleys, the intensity increased again during the early morning of the 16th before the snow ended by 10 a.m. EDT. By then temperatures were above freezing.||Because the ground was still warm, most of the accumulations occurred on non paved surfaces, bridges and overpasses as well as clinging to the trees and leaves. A few accidents were reported. Northeast winds averaged 10 to 20 mph with some higher gusts on the Pocono Plateau. This was strong enough to remove some of the snow off the trees and power outages were generally confined to sheltered locations in the higher terrain. As of the morning of the 16th, less than 1,000 outages remained in Monroe County in Pocono and Chestnuthill Townships. A downed tree closed one roadway in Mahoning Township (Carbon County). ||Specific accumulations included 6.1 inches in Pocono Summit (Monroe County), 3.0 inches in Blue Mountain (Carbon County) and Stroudsburg (Monroe County), 2.1 inches in Palmerton (Carbon County) and 1.0 inch in Bangor (Northampton County). ||The nor'easter that caused the snow moved from the Tennessee Valley on the morning of the 14th to the northern North Carolina coastal waters on the morning of the 15th. It then moved northeast and by sunrise on the 16th was already southeast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

A winter storm of mainly ice affected the higher terrain of the Poconos from the evening of the 10th into the morning of the 12th. Around three-quarters of an inch of ice accrued on exposed surfaces and caused about 5,000 homes and businesses to lose power. ||Precipitation started as rain early on the 10th. After a cold front moved through the area on the 10th, colder air started to move into the region. Temperatures slowly dropped and spent most of the rest of the event right around the freezing mark from late in the evening on the 10th until it ended on the morning of the 12th. Precipitation changed to sleet and snow before it ended on the morning of the 12th. ||The winter storm was caused by a combination of a high pressure system that moved across nearby Canada that supplied fresh cold air near the surface and a low pressure system that developed along the Gulf Coast States on the 10th. This low pressure system moved northeast from Alabama on the morning of the 11th to near Bridgeport, Connecticut at 7 a.m. EST on the 12th.

Several days of heavy rain throughout the Delaware and Lehigh River Basins culminated with major flooding along the Delaware River from the 28th through the 30th. It was the second highest crest on record for the Delaware River along Monroe County only surpassed by the flooding in August of 1955. The worst reported damage was along the Brodhead Creek and along the Delaware River. The crest along the Delaware River was slightly lower than the April 2005 flood. President George W. Bush declared Monroe County a disaster area. Two men drowned. Sporadic periods of heavy rain started on the 23rd, but the most widespread and heaviest rain fell from the night of the 27th into the morning of the 28th. This caused flash flooding along smaller streams and exacerbated the ongoing flooding along the major rivers. Event totals in Monroe County averaged eight to twelve inches, with similar storm totals in parts of the Upper Delaware Basin in New York State.Governor Ed Rendell declared a disaster emergency in the state on the 28th. In Eastern Pennsylvania approximately 5000 homes, apartments and businesses were damaged. Many homes had their basement appliances and furniture ruined. The disaster area declaration made individual and public assistance possible. Numerous roads were damaged and closed. Even the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Montgomery County was closed. Between Bucks and Monroe Counties ten Delaware River bridges operated by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission were closed. Tolls were suspended on bridges that remained open to ease congestion on the 28th through the 30th. Four bridges were still closed the night of the 29th, three bridges were closed on July 1st, they all were re-opened on the 2nd. Flooding damaged and forced the closure of twenty-two Pennsylvania State Parks. Emergency responders told people to not walk into flooded waters because it might contain sewage and other contaminants. Many homes also had oil in their basements from ruptured tanks. There was also concern about persons with individual wells having their drinking water compromised. An explosion of mold and mosquitoes was expected in the wake of the flood. Crops closest to the ground were also impacted by the flood and included cabbage, cucumbers, strawberries, spinach and squash. Flooding claimed the lives of two men and damaged about 400 homes and businesses in the county. Nine were completely destroyed. A 19-year-old male apparently fell into Winona Falls Creek. His body was recovered on the night of the 30th near Winona Falls in Middle Smithfield Township. A 66-year-old male drowned in the Delaware River after taking pictures of the flood. His body was found in the Delaware Water Gap Natural Recreation Area. Two teenagers were rescued from the flooded Paradise Creek. More than a dozen major roads were closed in the county. Five were still closed through the Independence Day Weekend. Four bridges were washed out: one on Pennsylvania State Route 447 in Hamilton Township, another on Browns Hill Road in Paradise Township and two on Business Route 209 in both Hamilton and Stroud Townships. Four homes were destroyed in East Stroudsburg in the Buttonwood Court Development. One home fell into the Brodhead Creek. The development is sandwiched between the Brodhead and Samba Creeks. The rest of the development was evacuated. A shelter was opened in the borough. The flooding in the area also damaged a part of Pennsylvania Power and Light's power distribution network. Flooding also occurred along the Tobyhanna Creek in Tobyhanna Township. Along the Delaware River, only roofs of homes were visible in Delaware Water Gap. The Shawnee Inn was evacuated again. Beaches at the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area were not re-opened until the 14th of July. Minisink Park in Smithfield Township remained closed for an extended period of time.The Delaware River at Tocks Island (Warren County) was above its 21 foot flood stage from 906 a.m. EDT on the 28th through 1043 a.m. EDT on the 30th. It crested at 33.87 feet at 915 a.m. EDT on the 29th, about half a foot higher than the crest in April of 2005 and the second highest crest on record overall. The Brodhead Creek at Analomink was above its 8 foot flood stage from 430 a.m. EDT through 238 p.m. EDT on the 28th. It crested at 11.44 feet at 715 a.m. EDT. Farther downstream at Mininsink Hills, the Brodhead Creek was above its 10 foot flood stage from 407 a.m. EDT on the 28th through 706 a.m. EDT on the 30th. It crested at 21.34 feet at 845 a.m. EDT on the 29th. The crest was the second highest on record and 0.34 feet higher than the crest in April of 2005. The Lehigh River at Stoddartsville was above its 7 foot flood stage 905 a.m. EDT on the 27th through 942 p.m. EDT on the 28th. It crested at 11.77 feet at 215 p.m. EDT on the 27th. The Pohopoco Creek at Kresgeville was above its 8.5 foot flood stage from 336 a.m. EDT through 1211 p.m. EDT on the 28th. It crested at 8.77 feet at 6 a.m. EDT. The Tunkhannock Creek at Long Pond was above its 5 foot flood stage from 1041 p.m. EDT on the 27th through 330 a.m. EDT on the 29th. It crested at 5.44 feet at 430 a.m. EDT on the 29th. The Bush Kill at Shoemakers was above its 6 foot flood from 712 a.m. EDT on the 28th through 120 a.m. EDT on the 29th. It crested at 7.31 feet at 1 p.m. EDT on the 28th. The Tobyhanna Creek along the Monroe/Carbon County border at Blakeslee was above its 10 foot flood stage from 737 a.m. EDT on the 27th through 1248 a.m. EDT on the 29th. It crested at 13.41 feet at 545 a.m. EDT on the 28th, the second highest crest on record and 0.11 feet higher than the crest in April of 2005. Actual storm rainfall totals included: 12.86 inches in Blakeslee, 12.35 inches in Pocono Summit and 12.22 inches in Camelback.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees and power lines across the eastern part of Monroe County from Middle Smithfield Township south through Stroudsburg.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a couple of trees and power lines in Paradise and Price Townships.

A relatively strong microburst produced damaging winds in Hamilton and Stroud Townships. Numerous large trees were knocked down especially in the Snydersville area of Hamilton Township. Several roads were blocked by downed trees including U.S. Route 209 in Stroud Township. About 4,250 homes and businesses lost power because of downed trees and wires. As of 9 p.m. EDT 350 homes and businesses still did not have power restored in the Snydersville area. In addition to the damaging winds, pea to dime size hail also fell across Snydersville.

A severe thunderstorm damaged the roof of a hotel in Pocono Township. A couple of trees were knocked down also mainly in the Bartonsville area of Stroud Township. About 320 homes and businesses lost power.

Trees were knocked down by a severe thunderstorm along Lower Cherry Valley Road in Hamilton Township. They downed power lines and a male driver was trapped inside his truck until the downed wires were cleared. The combination of the flooding rains and the damaging winds caused thousands to lose power the evening of the 12th in Monroe County.

A series of showers and thunderstorms with torrential downpours doused the entire central third of Monroe County. Doppler Radar storm total estimates ranged between 4 and 8 inches. Moisture from Tropical Storm Bonnie contributed to the heavy downpours. The heavy rain caused widespread poor drainage flooding as well as flooding of some of the creeks in the county. Roads were closed and power lines were knocked down. Hardest hit was Hamilton Township where the Kettle Creek flooded. A woman was rescued from a mobile home. Business Route 209 was closed between Snydersville and Scotia in Hamilton Township. Patrons were trapped in the Snydersville Diner after the creek overflowed. The basement filled with four feet of water. Homes on Rim Rock Road were flooded with about four feet of water also. Some roads were also closed in Ross and Pocono Townships. All roads were not reopened until the 13th. Storm totals included 8.25 inches in Tannersville, 6.00 inches in Tobyhanna, 5.80 inches in Mount Pocono, 5.00 inches in Bartonsville and 2.61 inches in East Stroudsburg. The combination of the flooding rains and the damaging winds caused thousands to lose power the evening of the 12th in Monroe County.

A warm front moving northeast through the Poconos helped produce some pockets of light freezing rain during the early morning of the 2nd. The recent warm weather prevented roadways from icing. There were trace ice accretions on exposed surfaces such as trees and power lines and on untreated bridges and overpasses.

A series of severe thunderstorms produced wind damage across southwestern Monroe County and caused most of the wind damage in Chestnuthill and Polk Townships. Dozens of trees were knocked down. They blocked roadways and driveways. A tree fell on top of a SUV along Fairground Road in Chestnuthill Township briefly trapping its occupants. Canopies were tossed at the Pleasant Valley Elementary School. Pennsylvania, Power and Light reported about 5,800 of its customers lost power with the greatest concentration of outages in the Brodheadsville, Effort and Gilbert areas. All power was restored by midnight EDT that night.

A potent line of severe thunderstorms knocked down several trees and wires throughout Monroe County. Reports of downed trees were received from Chestnut Hill, Smithfield and Tunkhannock Townships and in East Stroudsburg. Heavy rain (Doppler Radar storm total estimates between 2 and 3 inches) caused some roadway and poor drainage flooding. Systemwide, about 176,000 Pennsylvania Power and Light Customers lost power in Pennsylvania because of the line of severe storms, about 12,000 of the outages were in the Poconos and Lehigh Valley.

A winter storm of sleet and freezing rain affected higher elevations of Monroe County during the night of the 16th. Around half an inch of ice accrued to exposed surfaces. Trees and limbs were knocked down. Pennsylvania Power and Light reported 23,000 of its customers lost power in Monroe, Pike and Wayne Counties. Most of the power was restored by midnight on the 17th. Because the ground was still relatively warm, little ice accrued to road surfaces. Precipitation started as rain during the pre dawn on the 16th and fell as rain most of the day. Sleet began mixing with the rain around 6 p.m. EST and precipitation changed to freezing rain over the higher terrain between 7 and 8 p.m. EST. A mixture of sleet and freezing rain fell overnight before it ended between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. EST. In the valleys, precipitation fell as plain rain throughout this event. As another northeaster was heading northeast along the Atlantic Seaboard, a high pressure system built into nearby Canada and New England. The circulation around these two systems brought colder air near the surface into the Poconos and helped change the rain to freezing rain and sleet.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees in and around Blakeslee along the Interstate 80 corridor. Scattered power outages were also reported.

A severe thunderstorm dropped pea to dime size hail in Blakeslee and also downed numerous trees from west to east across the central third of Monroe County paralleling Interstate 80. Trees were knocked down in Locust Lake, Pocono Lake, Jackson Township and Stroud Township. About 3,000 Pennsylvania, Power and Light customers lost power in the county as a result of downed trees, limbs and lines as well as numerous transformers that were hit by lightning. The most outages were reported in the Neola area of Jackson Township.

Golf ball size hail fell on Interstate 380 near the Monroe/Lackawanna County border. The same thunderstorm knocked down trees, tree limbs and power lines in Blakeslee and Tobyhanna.

A severe thunderstorm dropped nickel size hail in Pocono Summit and downed trees, tree limbs and power lines from Mount Pocono east through Skytop and Cresco.

A line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved through Monroe County just after midnight EST on the 10th. Numerous tree limbs and a few whole trees were knocked down, mainly in the eastern part of the county. SKYWARN Spotters also reported pea size hail fell. Pennsylvania Power and Light reported about 56,000 of its Pennsylvania customers lost power because of the line of thunderstorms. The worst damage though was west of the Poconos and Lehigh Valley.

A few trees were knocked down by a severe thunderstorm in Long Pond. Pennsylvania Power and Light reported about 29,000 customers lost power throughout their eastern Pennsylvania service area (including Monroe County).

An ice storm affected higher terrain locations of Monroe County during the night of the 29th and the morning of the 30th. While temperatures were warm enough in the valleys for rain, temperatures tenaciously lingered just below the freezing mark during the night over the higher terrain. Three quarters to around an inch of ice accrued on exposed surfaces. This took down power lines. About 600 customers lost power. The outages and ice mainly affected Mount Pocono, Coolbaugh and Tobyhanna Townships. A low pressure system developed over the Gulf of Mexico the night of the 28th. By the morning of the 29th, it moved northeast into the Florida Panhandle and by the morning of the 30th, it reached the Delmarva Peninsula. Surface winds remained from the northeast and this surface direction prevented above freezing temperatures from spreading throughout the Poconos. Untreated roadways were treacherous.

A line of severe thunderstorms produced wind gusts of between 40 and 60 mph across the southern half of Monroe County and knocked down trees and power lines. Pennsylvania Power and Light reported about 31,000 homes and businesses lost power throughout their service area which includes Monroe County. Hardest hit was the Tannersville area. GPU Energy which also serves parts of Monroe County, reported about 4,000 outages in the Stroudsburg area. All power was restored by Monday evening the 12th.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and tree limbs across southern Monroe County from Gilbert east through Snydersville and Stroudsburg. Several roads were blocked by the downed trees. About 9,500 homes and businesses lost power in Monroe and neighboring Northampton County.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few trees in Tannersville and Canadensis. About 2,000 homes and businesses lost power because of the downed trees.

A severe thunderstorm tore down numerous tree limbs across southern Monroe County. Pennsylvania Power and Light reported 30,800 customers lost power in their twenty-nine county service area (including Monroe County).

A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees in the northwest part of Monroe County. Between the high winds and the frequent lightning, about 4,500 homes and businesses lost power during the thunderstorms on the 10th.