Power Outage in Palmerton, PA

Freezing rain fell across the county. The highest observed report was from a trained spotter near Christmans, who reported 0.16 inches of ice accretion. However, reports from neighboring Monroe County suggest at least 0.50 inches of glaze ice likely accumulated in parts of the county. Several hundred customers also lost power.

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.

A heavy, wet snow accumulated to a reported depth of 5.5 inches in Albrightsville, and 2.0 inches in Jim Thorpe. Wind gusts to near 60 MPH (higher elevations), and 50 MPH (lower elevations) caused whiteout conditions during the afternoon and evening commute on March 2nd. I-80 was closed for more than 12 hours. Widespread power outages and significant tree damage was reported throughout the county.

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

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a couple of trees in Mahoning Township and forced the closure of Pennsylvania State Route 902, Mill Road, near Straus Valley Road. There were still about 200 Pennsylvania Power and Light customers without power in Carbon County on the morning of the 8th.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down numerous trees in Palmerton. One person was unharmed, but entrapped within a vehicle. In all about 1,050 homes and businesses lost power in Carbon County.

Emergency management reports numerous trees and power lines down.

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. Scattered power outages were reported countywide due to the accumulated ice.

A severe thunderstorm rumbled through Mahoning Township, which produced strong winds that downed trees and power lines at 7:55 PM EDT.

A second severe thunderstorm of the day blasted through Mahoning Township at about 9:25 PM EDT. Strong winds, once again, associated with this severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and power lines in parts of the township.

A line of severe thunderstorms caused wind damage in the southern part of Carbon County. Trees and wires were knocked down. Power outages were reported in Weissport. In Jim Thorpe, scaffolding around Saint Joseph's Church was blown down. Wires were knocked down along Pennsylvania State Route in Mahoning Township. No serious injuries were reported.

A line of severe thunderstorms caused wind damage in the southern part of Carbon County. Trees and wires were knocked down. Power outages were reported in Weissport. In Jim Thorpe, scaffolding around Saint Joseph's Church was blown down. Wires were knocked down along Pennsylvania State Route in Mahoning Township. No serious injuries were reported.

A severe thunderstorm moved across Carbon County, PA during the late afternoon hours of July 27th. Strong winds generated from the storm knocked down a tree as well as power lines in Albrightsville at 4:49 PM EDT. The downed tree and wires partially blocked Fund Grove Drive.

Thunderstorm winds that below through Carbon County during the later afternoon of June 1st downed power lines in Nesquehoning. A large tree was also knocked down across Dock Street in Lansford.

Strong gusty west winds tore down one large tree in Lehighton. The tree fell on and took down wires on Bridge Street. This knocked out power for half of the town for about two hours. It also caused a massive traffic jam as Bridge Street was closed as repairs were made. The peak wind gust at the Lehigh Valley International Airport was 41 mph.

A potent line of severe thunderstorms knocked down several trees and wires from Jim Thorpe east to the Monroe County line. A downed tree blocked U.S. Route 209 in Trachsville. Pea sized hail also fell. 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 lightning strike of a natural gas line in Jim Thorpe caused a fire beneath the Pennsylvania State Route 903 Inter-Borough Bridge. The fire forced the closure of the bridge and a voluntary evacuation of nearby residents in a nursing home and on Front Street. Pennsylvania Power and Light crew shut off the meters to individual customers and the gas line itself. About 1,000 homes lost their gas supply. The fire then burned itself out at 1245 a.m. EDT on the 16th. Elsewhere in Jim Thorpe, another lightning strike occurred so close to one home that the ensuing thunder shook the home so violently that a picture flew off the wall. The picture landed on a woman and caused head and shoulder bruises.

A severe thunderstorm knocked over several trees in Packer Township. Scattered power outages were reported in the township.

A severe thunderstorm knocked over several trees in Franklin Township. Scattered power outages were reported in the township.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees and caused interruptions to phone and power services in East Penn Township.

A lightning strike of a transformer in Jim Thorpe knocked out power to 33 customers for one hour and a half. The rain also loosened a boulder that fell off a hill and blocked the southbound lane of U.S. Route 209 in the Packerton section of Jim Thorpe. No injuries or damaged were reported.

A line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved through Carbon County around midnight EST on the 10th. The worst wind damage occurred in Mahoning Township where numerous large tree limbs littered Pennsylvania State Route 902. On the other side of the county, a SKYWARN Spotter measured a wind gust to 53 mph and had pea size hail in Albrightsville. 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 lightning strike caused about 3,500 homes and businesses to lose power in Palmerton. Two small house fires were caused by a surge when power was restored.

A line of severe thunderstorms knocked down trees across the eastern half of Carbon County. One tree fell on a house in Kidder Township. Another downed tree blocked a road in Towamensing Township. Several other trees and limbs knocked down power lines. Pennsylvania Power and Light reported about 29,000 customers lost power throughout their eastern Pennsylvania service area (including Carbon County). The greatest concentration of outages within the county occurred in the southwest part in Lansford and Mahoning Township.