Power Outage in Sayre, PA

Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down 3 large power poles which resulted in numerous power outages in Powell and Weston areas. There was tree debris reported on several roads as well.

Snow accumulated 3 to 10 inches. The heavy snow caused trees and powers lines to fall, resulting in approximately 10,000 customers without power.

High winds developed during the early evening hours on Monday 29th and lasted into early morning hours on Tuesday the 30th from Hurricane Sandy. The winds downed numerous trees and power lines county-wide. Peak sustained winds were estimated between 30 and 40 mph with peak wind gusts estimated at 65 mph. The highest winds were over the higher terrain in the southern part of the county and over some of the higher peaks on the west side of the county. At the height of the storm late in the evening, there were an estimated 5000 customers without power. It took a few days for the power to be restored.

High winds affected the region with gusts of 50 to 60 mph. Numerous trees were blown down and scattered power outages were reported.

Major icing occurred over the hills of eastern Bradford County with trees and power lines damaged. Heavy snow fell in the western part of the county with total snowfall accumulations reaching as high as 9 inches.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.

Trees and power lines were blown down.

Power poles and wires were blown down.

Ice accumulations brought trees down across the higher elevations, causing power outages in Smithfield Township.

Snowfall totals across the county ranged from 5 to 11 inches, with the higher amounts occurring at higher elevations. The storm caused power outages and closed some roads as the weight of the snow brought down scattered trees and utility poles. About 1,000 customers were without power in the county.

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and utility poles. 200 to 300 people without power.

Eemrgency management reported numerous large trees and power lines blown down across Bradford county, especially in Terry and Asylum townships as well as in Wysox. Thunderstorm winds also caused falling trees to damage houses and cars in Monroeton Borough and in the South Side Road area of Canton.

A cold front swept across Northeastern Pennsylvania after midnight on the 12th. This front helped push out the rain showers from remnants of Tropical System Nicole. However, a line of storms and gusty winds were observed along the front edge of this front. Multiple reports of downed trees and power lines occurred in Bradford County.

A late-season winter storm impacted Northeastern Pennsylvania in mid-April. Snow-to-liquid ratios were low resulting in heavy snowfall. Snowfall totals exceeded a foot in some locations. The heavy snow brought down trees and powerlines resulting in widespread power outages. The entries approximate the number of customers without power using pweroutage.us with data being valid in the morning of the 19th. At one point, nearly 50,000 customers in the state of Pennsylvania were without power. The full extent of damage from the storm is unknown but damage values were estimated on the approximate number of customers without power in each county.

Thunderstorms developed during the heat of the afternoon over portions of Northeast Pennsylvania. One of these storms became severe and produced some tree and power line damage in Pike County. Also, lightning from an early afternoon thunderstorm struck four people, causing two fatalities and two injuries.

A line of showers and thunderstorms developed across Northeast Pennsylvania during the afternoon of the 13th ahead of an approaching strong cold front. Some of these storms became severe and caused mainly tree and power line damage.

Showers and thunderstorms developed over the area during the evening as a low pressure system moved through the region. One of the storms produced an EF1 tornado in northeast Bradford County, with damage to trees, power lines and a few homes.

A low pressure system tracked from the Gulf of Mexico, the evening of the 10th, through the Carolinas on the 11th, to New England on the 12th. |This storm brought a variety of wintry precipitation to northeast Pennsylvania from the morning of the 11th to the morning of the 12th. A band of heavy snow developed across north central Pennsylvania where between 5 and 9 inches of snow fell in the western part of Bradford County. In addition, up to .75 inches of ice accumulated across eastern Bradford County and over the higher terrain of Susquehanna County. The weight of the ice brought down trees and power lines. The rest of northeast Pennsylvania saw around one quarter inch of ice with generally less than 1 inch of snowfall.

A cold front pushed south into the area and stalled, with high pressure over Canada pushing cold surface air south into upstate New York and northeast Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, a strong low pressure system moved northeast along the frontal boundary, and brought a mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow to the area. Several locations in Bradford County received one half inch of ice, bringing down trees and power lines.

A low pressure system in Mississippi, New Year's Eve, moved northeast to the Tennessee/North Carolina border the morning of the 1st. The storm then picked up speed to be in northeast Pennsylvania the evening of New Year's Day. The next morning it was off the coast of Maine. A cold front with rain passed southeast of the area New Year's Eve. This allowed a north to northeast surface wind to set up which brought in cold air during most of the 1st. Precipitation well ahead of the storm started around 10 AM on the 1st. Precipitation started as mostly rain but as colder air moved in the rain began to freeze. The freezing rain was heavy at times in the evening before ending in the early morning of the 2nd. Ice amounts were the thickest at the higher elevations with mostly a quarter to a half inch. Above 1500 feet elevation an inch or more of ice was coating surfaces in Bradford County. Melted precipitation amounts were an inch or more. The ice caused trees and wires to come down. Around 3,000 customers lost power in the area. The hardest hit area with 1000 customers without power was around Canton in Bradford County. The ice remained on the trees and wires through the January 3rd snowstorm causing more wires to come down.