Power Outage in Hazleton, PA

Strong thunderstorm winds snapped a power pole, which caused wires to fall onto the roadway.

A severe thunderstorm moved across Luzerne County between 930 and|1030 pm on Wednesday June 13 2018, producing an EF2 tornado in |Wilkes-Barre Township around 1000 pm. The tornado touched down |at Mundy Street and Highland Park Boulevard near the Wyoming |Valley Mall, then traveled across Interstate 81 and up into the woods|on Wilkes-Barre Mountain. Tornado damage continued on a broken |path through the State Game Lands before dissipating near |Llewelyn Corners and Interstate 476. Numerous roofs were destroyed and |windows blown out throughout the shopping center. Some structures |were sheared off near their foundation. Power poles were snapped |with numerous lines down. Several signs were destroyed, and |debris was scattered throughout the region. One piece of sign was |found approximately 7 miles from the mall area. A total of 23 business were damaged, with some suffering major damage. Maximum estimated winds were at 130 mph.

A severe thunderstorm moved across Luzerne County between 930 and|1030 pm on Wednesday June 13 2018, producing an EF2 tornado in |Wilkes-Barre Township around 1000 pm. The tornado touched down |at Mundy Street and Highland Park Boulevard near the Wyoming |Valley Mall, then traveled across Interstate 81 and up into the woods|on Wilkes-Barre Mountain. Tornado damage continued on a broken |path through the State Game Lands before dissipating near |Llewelyn Corners and Interstate 476. Numerous roofs were destroyed and |windows blown out throughout the shopping center. Some structures |were sheared off near their foundation. Power poles were snapped |with numerous lines down. Several signs were destroyed, and |debris was scattered throughout the region. One piece of sign was |found approximately 7 miles from the mall area. A total of 23 business were damaged, with some suffering major damage. Maximum estimated winds were at 130 mph.

Snowfall accumulated between 6 and 12 inches. High winds caused near blizzard conditions at times and scattered power outages.

High winds developed during the afternoon hours on Monday 29th and lasted into early morning hours on Tuesday the 30th from Hurricane Sandy. The high winds knocked downed numerous trees and power lines over the higher terrain areas of the county. Hardest hit areas were Hazelton, Back Mountain, Bear Creek and Penobscot Mountain where a gust was measured at 67 mph. Two schools, one in Hazelton and the other in Salem Township sustained roof damage. Peak sustained winds were estimated between 30 and 40 mph with peak wind gusts measure at 67 mph. The lower elevations including the Wilkes-Barre area had weaker winds and less impact from this storm. During the height of the storm late in the evening, there were an estimated 28,000 customers without power again, mainly over the higher terrain. It took a few days for power to be fully restored across the county.

Damage occurred throughout the county, but it was most significant in the southern part. Trees and power lines were blown down. Two tractor trailers were blown over on Interstate 80. The emergency manager saw rotation in the clouds.

Numerous trees and power-lines were blown down. Approximately 10,000 residences were without power.

Numerous large trees and power lines were blown down through town. Several trees were uprooted, along with damage to several buildings along State Street. One house on State Street had a tree blown onto it.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down, with some falling on homes. The Back Mountain area was particularly hard hit.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down county-wide between 6 and 8 pm EDT.

Trees were snapped and uprooted and power lines were blown down. Quarter size hail was also reported.

Numerous trees and wires were blown down by high winds. Many roadways were closed due to downed trees and power lines. High winds ripped a few chimneys off rooftops.

Trees and wires were blown down. There were scattered power outages.

Trees were blown down in Kingston Township. Several power outages were reported across Luzerne County along with minor poor drainage flooding.

A line of thunderstorms along a strong cold front moved through northeast Pennsylvania during the mid morning hours. Damaging wind gusts in excess of 60 mph knocked down trees and power lines in the Hazelton area. In Hazelton, several signs were also blown down on cars. Hazelton Municipal Airport measured a wind gust of 65 mph.

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires in Warrior Run and Ashley both in the town of Hanover. Power outages were reported.

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in Fairmount and Ross Townships.

A cold front passed through Northeastern Pennsylvania during the afternoon and evening hours, triggering thunderstorms. Many of these storms became severe with winds being the main threat. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down by these storms.

An approaching cold front sparked showers and thunderstorms in Northeast Pennsylvania during the afternoon and early evening of the 29th. One of these storms became severe in Luzerne County and produced some tree and power line damage.

A shortwave trough moved though Northeast Pennsylvania during the afternoon of the 24th. This sparked scattered showers and thunderstorms across the area. One particular segment of storms in Luzerne County became severe and produced some tree and powerline damage.

A stationary boundary located south of the area sparked scattered showers and thunderstorms during the late afternoon of the 2nd. One of these storms caused tree and power line damage in the Silkworth area of Northeastern Pennsylvania.