A very intense and rapidly deepening low pressure system that went from the Ohio Valley on the 28th into the Saint Lawrence River Valley on the 29th caused strong west winds to occur across Eastern Pennsylvania from the early morning into the afternoon on the 29th. The strongest wind gusts averaged 45 to 50 mph and occurred around Noon EST. The strong winds downed some weak trees, tree limbs and wires.
The more widespread power outages occurred from Berks County northeast through the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos. In Berks County, the winds snapped a utility pole and interrupted power for about three hours to half (2,500) of Kutztown. In Union Township, a downed wire caused a brush fire. In the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, Pennsylvania Power and Light and Metropolitan Edison reported about 10,000 homes and businesses  lost power. Power was fully restored by the morning of the 30th. In Bucks County, the strong winds complicated a large fire that occurred in a two story home in Upper Makefield Township. It took fourteen fire companies to respond and extinguish the blaze.
Peak wind gusts included 53 mph at the Northeast Philadelphia Airport, 51 mph in Mount Pocono (Monroe County), 50 mph at the Philadelphia International Airport, 47 mph in Pottstown (Montgomery County) and 46 mph at the Lehigh Valley International Airport.
The low pressure system deepened from a 988 millibar low at 8 a.m. EDT on the 28th to a 964 millibar low at 7 a.m. EST on the 29th, fulfilling the definition of a meteorological bomb with respect to rapidly intensifying low pressure systems (24 millibar or greater drop in 24 hours). Normally this rapid intensification occurs over the Atlantic Ocean and not on land. The low pressure system reached its lowest pressure of 963 millibars in eastern Quebec Province at 1 p.m. EST on the 29th before it started to weaken.

Strong Wind in MONTGOMERY, PENNSYLVANIA
From 29-OCT-06 02:00:00 to 29-OCT-06 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 41.00 MG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Strong Wind in DELAWARE, PENNSYLVANIA
From 29-OCT-06 02:00:00 to 29-OCT-06 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Strong Wind in BUCKS, PENNSYLVANIA
From 29-OCT-06 02:00:00 to 29-OCT-06 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Strong Wind in PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
From 29-OCT-06 02:00:00 to 29-OCT-06 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 46.00 MG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Strong Wind in LEHIGH, PENNSYLVANIA
From 29-OCT-06 02:00:00 to 29-OCT-06 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 MG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Strong Wind in BERKS, PENNSYLVANIA
From 29-OCT-06 02:00:00 to 29-OCT-06 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Strong Wind in CARBON, PENNSYLVANIA
From 29-OCT-06 02:00:00 to 29-OCT-06 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 45.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Strong Wind in CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
From 29-OCT-06 02:00:00 to 29-OCT-06 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Strong Wind in MONROE, PENNSYLVANIA
From 29-OCT-06 02:00:00 to 29-OCT-06 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 44.00 MG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Strong Wind in NORTHAMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA
From 29-OCT-06 02:00:00 to 29-OCT-06 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper