Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near Meshoppen, PA

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

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Wind Report Description: Tree down across Allen Street.

Wind Report Description: Tree down on Meshoppen Creek Road. Time estimated from radar.

Wind Report Description: Shingles blown off roof.

Wind Report Description: Tree down on house.

Wind Report Description: TREES DOWN. UNKNOWN SIZE OR NUMBER OF TREES. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

Wind Report Description: TREE DOWN BLOCKING ROAD. RADAR ESTIMATED TIME.

Wind Report Description: MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN MESHOPPEN AREA AND EASTWARD. RADAR ESTIMATED TIME.

Wind Report Description: TREE DOWN ON WIRES.

Wind Report Description: TREE ON WIRES WITH SPARKS/FIRE AT SLUMBER VALLEY CAMPGROUND.

Wind Report Description: VEHICLE STUCK BETWEEN DOWNED TREES OR BRANCHES. WIRES DOWN WITH POWER OUTAGES ON VOSBURG ROAD... AS PER DISPATCH FEED.

Wind Report Description: POWERLINES DOWN AND ASSOCIATED FIRE IN THE VICINITY OF 9966 SR-6... MESHOPPEN... PA.

Wind Report Description: TREE DOWN ON WIRES... BLOCKING ROAD... RT 6 IN MESHOPPEN TWP

Wind Report Description: Many trees and wires were blown down, blocking roads.

Wind Report Description: Just north of Route 6 and 87 interchange, multiple trees were blown down. Three large loading dock doors were blown in on a warehouse.

Wind Report Description: Trees were blown down in Meshoppen.

Wind Report Description: Trees were blown down near route 6 and route 84. Other roads were closed due to trees blocking roads.

Wind Report Description: Few isolated trees down countywide.

Wind Report Description: The same line of thunderstorms that produced isolated severe weather in eastern Bradford county continued eastward into Wyoming county. Widely scattered reports of wind damage were again associated with the storms in the northwestern corner of the county. Large tree limbs were downed and a few tents sustained minor damage at the county Fairgrounds in Meshoppen close to 12 noon EDT.

Tornado Report Description: The same tornadic supercell that affected southeastern Bradford county moved eastward into northern Wyoming county around 10 pm EDT. Aerial damage surveys indicate that intervals of tree damage occurred from Meshoppen eastward to near Valentine Hill on the border of Lemon township. This damage was primarily in the form of twisted off tree sections at canopy level and also some uprooted trees on hilltop areas. Between 1010 and 1015 pm, the tornado lowered again down the east side of Valentine Hill, skipped across the far north end of Stevens Lake, and carved a path over a small hill just west of Lake Carey. Several residences along this path had heavy tree damage and minor siding and roof damage to their homes. The twister then seemed to temporarily turn towards the south and cross a portion of the long axis of Lake Carey. It was here within this small vacation community that the most severe damage occurred along with loss of life. Eyewitness accounts indicate that the tornado crossed State Route 1003 (a small causeway across the short axis of the lake in an west-east orientation) at about 1020 pm. Every structure located along this narrow strip of land crossing Lake Carey either sustained substantial damage or was completely leveled. It was here where two fatalities occurred as an elderly woman and her grandson were literally sucked out of the second floor of a house and thrown into an adjacent building. Every nearby tree was snapped off, uprooted, or otherwise toppled in chaotic patterns. At that point, the tornado made a jog to the left and resumed its eastward course. It crossed over State Route 1005, which parallels the eastern end of Lake Carey, then skipped up over a small hill. Again, heavy damage was inflicted upon homes in the path of the tornado both along the east end of the lake and also going up the hill. A dozen or more small boats which were anchored along the eastern end of the lake were thrown up out of the water and onto the shoreline. One home going up the hill towards the east was reduced to only its foundation and a portion of the back wall. Massive tree damage continued to be evident with a swath of trees cut down in a narrow path going over the hill and down its eastern side towards East Lemon township. A total of 42 homes in and around Lake Carey suffered considerable damage or were totally destroyed. The character of damage in this area indicates that the tornado strengthened and reached F3 intensity. The damage path was over a third of a mile wide at times. As the tornado pushed further to the east through East Lemon township, it encountered more rugged terrain and less populated areas. Still, however, it did encounter three additional homes and heavily damaged all of them. One had its roof completely torn away and its garage flattened. Another had its back deck destroyed and all of the back windows blown out. Swaths of tree damage were interspersed amongst these houses. Fortunately, two of the homes were unoccupied at the time with only one other minor injury associated with the storm in East Lemon township. The tornado was rated as F2 intensity at this point with damage widths varying from 250 to 400 yards. As the cell approached Factoryville and the Lackawanna county line after 1035 pm EDT, it weakened a bit with the tornado skipping over hilltop sections for the most part. Mostly tree damage was evident from aerial surveys between Route 92 and Lake Sheridan. The tornado's intensity had decreased to F1 along this segment of its path with the width of damage narrowing to under 100 yards in spots. In total, county emergency management officials estimated that in excess of 2 million dollars worth of damage was incurred with over 50 homes destroyed or heavily damaged. Fifteen injuries were directly tied to the tornado along with the two deaths mentioned earlier.