Power Outage in Scranton, PA

Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a power pole and lines onto a truck with two people briefly tapped.

Wind damage from a microburst started near Jubilee Road near Lake Kahagon in Madison Township. Many trees and power lines were blown down. Several homes were damaged due to fallen trees.

Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees and power poles in the hill section of Scranton.

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

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 high winds knocked downed numerous trees and power lines over the higher terrain areas of the county. A roof was blown off a home in Jermyn. Peak sustained winds were estimated between 30 and 40 mph with peak wind gusts estimated at 70 mph. The lower elevations including much of the Scranton area had weaker winds and less impact from this storm. During the height of the storm late in the evening, there were an estimated 15,000 customers without power, mainly over the higher terrain. It took a few days for power to be fully restored across the county.

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

A Pennsylvania power and light truck was blown over and trees were blown down.

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

High winds affected the region with gusts of 50 to 60 mph. Numerous trees were blown down and scattered power outages were reported. A police officer received minor injuries when a tree fell on his vehicle.

Trees and power lines downed in Throop, Dunmore, and Scranton. 2900 customers were without power. 2700 were in Throop. On Edgar Street, downed power lines were sparking on the ground. Part of a 40 foot tree on South Sumner Avenue in Scranton fell near a home knocking off a rain gutter at around 7 PM EST.

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines across Lackawanna county, with the area from Scranton through Carbondale hardest hit. Local media reported a measured wind gust of 62 MPH in Moosic. 7000 people in the area were left without power after the storm.

Trees and wires down in Scranton and Carbondale from thunderstorm winds. 2500 people were left without power.

Scattered thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front during the afternoon of the 6th across portions of Northeast Pennsylvania. A few of these storms became severe with damaging winds. Mainly tree and powerline damage was observed.

A weak disturbance moved through Northeastern Pennsylvania, producing some showers and thunderstorms. One storm in Susquehanna County became severe and knocked down trees and powerlines.

Thunderstorms developed along and south of a stalled frontal boundary in Northeast Pennsylvania during the afternoon hours of the 29th. Some of these thunderstorms became severe, causing mainly tree and power line damage in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties.

A cold front dropped south into New York State the afternoon and evening of the 18th. This front eventually moved into northern Pennsylvania during the overnight hours from the 18th to the 19th. This front triggered a round of strong to severe thunderstorms which moved through central New York and northeast Pennsylvania. The thunderstorms produced damaging winds which knocked down many trees and power lines.

A complex area of low pressure tracked from the Ohio Valley and southeast United States from the afternoon of the 1st and intensified into a major winter storm over Long Island by the morning of the 2nd. This intense winter storm remained nearly stationary until the late evening of the 2nd. The storm brought rain at first to northeast Pennsylvania during the overnight hours the 2nd, which changed to snow by sunrise on the 2nd. The snow fell heavy at times through the day on the 2nd. High winds combined with the heavy snow in the afternoon leading to blizzard conditions in Wayne and Pike Counties of Pennsylvania. Winds were gusting to 50 mph. The rest of northeast Pennsylvania saw near blizzard conditions during this time. The snow tapered down in the evening as the winds continued to cause near whiteout conditions, knocking down numerous trees and power lines from Wayne to Pike Counties. There was an estimated 42,000 customers without power, especially in the Poconos. Power was out in some areas for more than one week. During the height of the storm, both Interstates 81 and 84 were closed. Snowfall totals ranged from 8 to 16 inches with up to 20 inches in Pike County.

A line of intense thunderstorms developed over the north central mountains in Pennsylvania and raced east across Wyoming, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike and southern Wayne counties during the late afternoon and early evening hours of Wednesday April 10th. Numerous trees and power poles were snapped as winds gusts to between 50 and 60 mph along this line. There was a few homes that were damaged from trees falling on them and one structure had a roof blown off.

Hurricane Sandy brought high winds and locally heavy rains to northeast Pennsylvania beginning Monday October 29th during the afternoon and continuing until Tuesday morning the 30th. The winds increased during the day Monday and peaked during the evening hours in most parts of northeast Pennsylvania. The winds died down gradually after midnight Tuesday. Peak sustained winds generally ranged between 30 and 40 mph with frequent gusts between 50 and 60 mph. Hardest hit was the higher terrain areas, especially the Poconos. Peak gusts were between 60 and 70 mph in the Poconos and other higher mountains of northeast Pennsylvania. The storm claimed one life in northeast Pennsylvania when the high winds killed an eight year old child when a tree was blown down on him in Susquehanna County. The winds knocked down many trees and power lines leaving an estimated 110,000 people without power during the height of the storm Monday night. Pike County and the southern half of Wayne County were hardest hit with almost 60,000 without power. In many of the rural areas, power was not fully restored for several days. In addition to the high winds, rain was locally heavy rain and generally caused minor flood problems. The Mehoopany Creek in Wyoming County spilled its banks and flooded State Route 3001 in Forkston, PA cutting off 15 homes as 15 people were evacuated from this area by the National Guard. Otherwise, no major flooding was reported from this storm.

Hurricane Irene brought heavy rains and high winds from northeast Pennsylvania to the Catskill Mountains of New York from Saturday evening the 27th to Sunday afternoon the 28th. Rainfall totaled from 2 to 5 inches over most of northeast Pennsylvania and in the Susquehanna Region of central New York. Between 4 and 8 inches of rain fell in the western Catskills with portions of Wyoming and northern Susquehanna Counties in northeast Pennsylvania and southern Broome County in New York receiving 6 to 8 inches of rain. The heavy rains caused catastrophic flash flooding in Forkston and Noxen of Wyoming County where nearly one hundred homes were flooded. At least 25 roads were closed due to flooding in this area. Many people were cut off and had to be rescued by helicopter. Damages are estimated to be in the tens of millions. Susquehanna County also was hard hit by flash flooding, especially in the northern part of the county. ||In addition, to the heavy rains, high winds from Irene knocked down numerous trees and power-lines across much of northeast Pennsylvania, especially in the higher terrain areas and the Poconos. Almost 50,000 residences were without power, some not seeing power restored for up to one week.

On Monday afternoon and evening, October 28th, 2008, a frontal system stalled across the eastern seaboard, with an area of light rain across eastern Pennsylvania. A wave of low pressure began to organize along this front just off the New Jersey coast early Tuesday morning. This low pressure system rapidly intensified into a major early season winter storm as it crawled up the Hudson River Valley Tuesday and Tuesday evening. As a result, a widespread area of heavy precipitation spread across most of eastern Pennsylvania by Tuesday morning. Northerly winds developed, which drew down colder air and resulted in a changeover to snow late Monday night over the highest elevations, with snow levels dropping to around 1000 feet in northeast Pennsylvania by late Tuesday morning. ||Locations above 1500 feet in the Poconos received 10 to 16 inches of heavy wet snow. Across elevations between 1000 and 1500 feet, snowfall ranged from 2 to 6 inches. ||Very strong northwest winds developed across northeast Pennsylvania behind this storm. Winds gusts ranged from 40 to 50 mph in most places. In areas where there was heavy wet snow, major damage was done to trees and power lines leading to widespread power outages.

A weak area of low pressure moved east from the Great Lakes to the New Jersey coast. This system combined with an upper level disturbance to bring accumulating snow to much of Northeast Pennsylvania. The event was elevation driven, with the valley areas receiving about 3 inches of snow, while the higher elevations received as much as one foot. The heavy, wet nature of the snow caused some tree and power line damage, with scattered power outages reported.

An area of low pressure organized over the southeastern United States during the evening of Saturday April 14th, and tracked northeast along the East Coast Sunday the 15th, to Long Island on Monday the 16th. The low pressure system grew into a major late season winter storm by the time it reached the New Jersey coast Sunday evening the 15th. The central pressure of this storm dropped to 963 mb just south of Long Island on the 16th. The storm stalled in the vicinity of Long Island and the southern New England coast from the 16th until Tuesday the 17th when it finally drifted to well off the east coast. Most of the precipitation with this storm fell as moderate to heavy rain through the day on the 15th before changing over to a mix of snow and sleet after midnight on the 16th. During that day on the 16th, the higher elevations of northeast Pennsylvania received heavy snow, while the valleys saw a mix of snow and sleet that primarily melted after hitting the ground.|The snow ended by the early morning hours on Tuesday the 17th. Total storm accumulations ranged from a slushy inch or two in the Wyoming, Susquehanna and Delaware River valleys to between 10 and 20 inches over the higher terrain including the Poconos. The snow was heavy and wet bringing down many trees and power lines causing scattered power outages over the higher terrain.

A persistent ridge of high pressure brought unseasonably mild temperatures to the northeast U.S. A sharp cold front formed a line of strong to severe thunderstorms which blew through Pennsylvania Friday afternoon. Winds from these thunderstorms knocked down numerous trees and power lines. Along with the severe thunderstorms, three tornadoes touched down in northeast Pennsylvania, the first occurrence of tornado touch downs in Pennsylvania during the month of December on record.

A strengthening area of low pressure moved from Indiana Friday morning the 1st to New Brunswick, Canada by Saturday morning the 2nd. This low pressure area brought high winds to northeast Pennsylvania from late Friday afternoon the 1st to early Saturday morning the 2nd. Frequent gusts to 50 mph were reported with peak wind gusts over 57 mph, especially over the higher terrain and Poconos. The winds knocked down trees and power lines in some parts of northeast Pennsylvania.

An early season snowfall hit the higher terrain of northeast Pennsylvania on October 25th, 2005. Low pressure developed over Ohio andtracked to off the New Jersey Coast where it intensified into a major early season winter storm. Snow fell over the higher elevations of northeast Pennsylvania and the Poconos, with rain in the valleys. The rain caused minor flooding problems in the low-lying areas near Sayre along the Susquehanna River. The hardest hits areas were from the higher terrain of Bradford County above 1500 feet, east through the higher terrain of western Susquehanna County. Between 4 and 8 inches of snow fell in these areas with up to a foot reported above 2000 feet in southern Bradford County. The snow came down very hard from the late morning into the early and mid afternoon hours on the 25th. The snow continued heavy at times until the mid to late evening hours on the 25th. The snow rapidly accumulated on roads and caused major traffic problems, especially in southern Bradford County where dozens of accidents were reported. In addition, the heavy wet snow brought down trees and power lines in these areas. Across the rest of northeast Pennsylvania, including the Poconos, the valleys saw rain with the higher terrain above 2000 feet seeing only a few inches of snow.

An intensifying storm moved north along the east coast on March 23rd and 24th. Light mixed precipitation moved into northeast Pennsylvania the morning of the 23rd before changing over to snow early in the afternoon. The snow became heavy at times late in the afternoon and continued into the evening. Snowfall amounts were 6 to 8 inches with some amounts up to a foot mainly at higher elevations. Water equivalents of the snow were between half an inch and an inch. Hundreds of accidents occurred as people tried to get home after work during the height of the storm in the evening. Both interstate 80 and 81 in southern Luzerne County were closed for part of the evening. 7500 electric customers lost power in Luzerne County.

The first significant storm of the winter started with mixed precipitation that changed to snow the morning of the 5th. During the afternoon, there was a lull followed by more snow that night. The snow changed back to freezing rain then rain late that night and during the day on the 6th. Snowfall amounts were mostly 3 to 7 inches with up to a quarter of an inch of ice. Larger amounts of ice were across the higher elevation from eastern Luzerne County to Pike County. This caused widespread power outages of over 100,000 customers. Some residents were out of power for a week due to the severity and another lesser freezing rain event on the 8th. The snow and freezing rain caused numerous traffic accidents and school closings both days. Hard hit with power outages in Luzerne County were Hazleton, Whitehaven, and Bear Creek.

Strong winds with gusts up to 50 mph downed trees, wires, and utility poles. The damage was isolated. The strong winds occurred around the time of a cold frontal passage. A few thousand customers lost power. Lackawanna County had the worst damage. In that county a commercial warehouse wall buckled. Two 150 foot billboards with 36 inch diameter posts broke. Several trees down in Scranton and Moosic. One tree fell on a house on South Webster Avenue in Scranton.

Strong winds with and behind a cold front caused isolated power outages and damage. Winds gusted to close to 50 mph. A traffic signal was blown down in Moosic in Lackawanna County. In Lackawanna County, about 1000 electric customers lost power, while in Luzerne County, about 12,000 electric customers lost power.

A deepening low pressure system pushed a strong cold front across the area early in the morning of the 13th. Behind the front, the west winds increased to be sustained between 25 and 35 mph with gusts between 45 and 55 mph. A few winds gusts measured as high as 58 mph. Most counties had scattered trees and wires down. Tens of thousands of electric customers lost power due to wires and utility poles coming down. In northeast Pennsylvania, Honesdale and Hamlin, both in Wayne County, had the worst damage, with over 9,000 customers losing power.

An intensifying low pressure system moved from the Ohio Valley through New York state early on the 15th into southeast Canada. Numerous trees and power lines were down area wide. A few trees fell on houses and cars. Thousands of electric customers were without power. The winds gusted to over 40 mph with reports over 50 mph at the higher elevations.

A slow moving nor'easter moved from the southeast United States early on the 3rd to the Delmarva peninsula that evening. The storm then moved to the southeast New England coast the morning of the 4th. Snow spread well ahead of the storm into central New York the evening of the 2nd. The snow was heavy at times on the 3rd during the day into the evening. Snow spread well ahead of the storm into northeast Pennsylvania the evening of the 2nd. The snow was heavy at times on the 3rd during the day into the evening. Snowfall amounts were 4 to 9 inches in Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties. Elsewhere amounts were mostly between 8 and 14 inches. A few higher amounts up to 20 inches were in Susquehanna and northern Wayne Counties. Water equivalents were mostly half an inch to an inch. The weight of the snow combined with the weight of ice from the New Year's day storm caused additional power outages . A few thousand customers lost power across the northern tier. All of the major roads had motor vehicle accidents. Some were serious enough to close the interstate highways.

Low pressure formed off the middle Atlantic coast Christmas evening. This storm intensified as it moved north to be off Long Island, New York Christmas night. Light snow moved into northeast Pennsylvania around midnight on the 25th. This snow remained light through the early morning accumulating little. In many locations the snow changed to sleet and freezing rain around sunrise. The precipitation remained light in most places until afternoon, During the afternoon precipitation changed back to snow and became heavy. In Bradford County precipitation was mostly snow for the entire event. A band of heavy snow lifted north through the region during the afternoon and early evening. Snowfall rates were several inches an hour. The snow ended around midnight on the 26th. In Bradford County snowfall amounts were mostly 7 to 10 inches. In Luzerne County snow totals were 9 to 14 inches. Elsewhere amounts were 10 to 20 inches with some amounts up to 2 feet closer to the New York border and at higher elevations. Due to the interstates being closed due to accidents from time to time many counties declared states of emergencies. The heavy snow caused isolated power outages.

Low pressure on the gulf coast on the 10th moved northeast to be off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina the morning of the 11th. The storm moved north to be off the New Jersey coast that evening then moved northeast off of Cape Cod the morning of the 12th. Precipitation moved into northeast Pennsylvania between 8 and 9 in the morning on the 11th. Precipitation fell in the form of rain but froze to roads and other surfaces with temperatures in the upper 20s. Sleet mixed in with the freezing rain at times at the beginning of the event. In southern parts of Pike and Luzerne Counties temperatures rose above freezing for most of the afternoon. The rain and freezing rain was heavy at times during the afternoon. Rainfall amounts were up to an inch. Freezing rain accretions were up to half an inch. The freezing rain caused numerous accidents which closed most of the major thoroughfares including, Interstates 81, 80, and 84. Several counties declared states of emergencies. The freezing rain also brought down trees and power lines. This was especially true across the higher elevations. The freezing rain changed to snow on the evening of the 11th. The wet snow then continued heavy at times into the next morning. Snowfall amounts for Pike and Luzerne Counties were up to two inches. The remainder of the counties further north received 2 to 8 inches of snow. The heaviest snow of 6 to 8 inches was from Wyoming County eastward across southern Susquehanna, northern Lackawanna, into northern Wayne Counties. Total water equivalents for the entire storm were mostly between an inch and an inch and a half. The freezing rain and the heavy wet snow caused hundreds of customers to lose power.

Low pressure moved quickly from northeast Ohio early on the 12th to northeast New York at 7 AM. The low dragged a strong cold front through the area during the morning. Winds with and behind the front were 20 to 35 mph sustained with gusts measured to 60 mph. The highest gusts were with the front. Numerous power lines and trees were brought down. Power outages were widespread. Other damage included roofs collapsed or blown off, signs blown over, a tractor trailer blown onto its side, a light pole collapsed, and trees falling onto houses, cars and wires.