Power Outage in Wellsboro, PA

The tornado began approximately one mile west of Nauvoo near Nauvoo Road (SR 3014) and traveled north across County Road 414 before ending near the path cut for power lines at the edge of Tioga State Forest. The tornado had a sporadic damage path mainly through wooded areas. Approximately 200 trees were felled. Minor damage was done to a barn roof of a residence on SR 3014, and large pole shed on County Road 414 (approximately 30X50 feet in size) had its roof removed. Maximum winds were estimated at 105 mph, classifying this as a strong EF1. There were no injuries or fatalities.

High winds knocked down several trees and utility wires, causing sporadic power outages. A few roads were also closed due to falling trees and wires.

Three to six inches of heavy wet snow caused extensive damage countywide related to leaf-laden trees and limbs falling on power lines. Upwards of six inches of snow fell across the highest elevations.

Tioga county 911 reported numerous trees and power lines down across the northern portion of the county.

A low pressure system tracked northeast from the lower Ohio Valley on Wednesday morning, March 23rd, before redeveloping along the mid Atlantic coast during Wednesday afternoon. Precipitation initially began as rain across the region, but as colder air filtered into the area, the precipitation quickly changed to heavy wet snow during Wednesday afternoon. This heavy wet snow continued intermittently into Wednesday night, before tapering off early Thursday morning. Total snowfall accumulations ranged from 6 to 12 inches across the region, leading to hazardous travel conditions late Wednesday afternoon into Thursday morning. In addition, the weight of the heavy wet snow snapped numerous tree limbs, leading to scattered power outages across the area.

Trees and power lines were knocked down by a thunderstorm 2 miles south of Sebring.

Trees and power lines were reported down 4 miles northeast of Niles Valley.