The combination of the heavy rain and strong winds downed weak trees, tree limbs and wires throughout Eastern Pennsylvania and affected Bucks County the hardest. The strongest wind gusts mainly occurred during the afternoon of the 13th. Over 200,000 homes and businesses lost power.  Several homes were damaged by fallen trees, one roof was damaged and one motorist was injured when struck by a downed tree. Several roads were closed because of downed trees.  PECO Energy reported about 175,000 of its customers in southeastern Pennsylvania lost power. Power was fully restored by the 16th. AMTRAK was forced to suspend rail service on the 13th along the Northeast Corridor between Philadelphia and New York City because of overhead wire problems.  In the Lehigh Valley, Poconos and Berks County, about 48,000 homes and businesses lost power. Power was fully restored by the evening of the 14th.
In Bucks County, over 50,000 homes and businesses lost power. The County 911 center responded to eight times the normal volume of calls during the 13th. A 17-year-old female was seriously injured when her vehicle was struck by a falling tree on Sugar Road In Solebury Township. Homes were damaged by fallen trees in Middletown, Falls, Yardley, Bristol and Lower Southampton Townships. Power outages were concentrated in Northampton, Middletown, Bristol and Lower Southampton Townships. In Delaware County, a tree fell on a home in Radnor Township. In Montgomery County, about 39,000 homes and businesses lost power with the greatest concentration in Upper Providence and Upper Pottsgrove Townships.  In Berks County, the roof of a building on South Reading Avenue in Boyertown separated from the building and started to blow off. The apartments underneath were evacuated until the roof was secured. In Lehigh County, outages were concentrated in Upper and Lower Milford Townships and Lower Macungie Township.
Peak wind gusts included 56 mph at the Lehigh Valley International Airport, Willow Grove (Montgomery County) and Northeast Philadelphia Airport, 48 mph in Reading (Berks County), 47 mph in Mount Pocono (Monroe County) and the Philadelphia International Airport and 41 mph in Doylestown (Bucks County) and London Grove (Chester County),
The strong winds was caused by the pressure gradient or difference between a high pressure system over the Canadian Maritimes and an intense low pressure system moving toward New Jersey from Virginia. The strongest winds occurred between 6 a.m. EST and 6 p.m. EST on the 13th and weakened once the center of the low pressure system came closer to Pennsylvania.

Strong Wind in BERKS, PENNSYLVANIA
From 13-MAR-10 06:00:00 to 13-MAR-10 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 42.00 MG
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Strong Wind in CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
From 13-MAR-10 08:00:00 to 13-MAR-10 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Strong Wind in DELAWARE, PENNSYLVANIA
From 13-MAR-10 08:00:00 to 13-MAR-10 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 45.00 EG
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Strong Wind in MONTGOMERY, PENNSYLVANIA
From 13-MAR-10 09:00:00 to 13-MAR-10 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 49.00 MG
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Strong Wind in BUCKS, PENNSYLVANIA
From 13-MAR-10 09:00:00 to 13-MAR-10 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 45.00 EG
Property damage: 680.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Strong Wind in PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
From 13-MAR-10 09:00:00 to 13-MAR-10 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 49.00 MG
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Strong Wind in LEHIGH, PENNSYLVANIA
From 13-MAR-10 11:00:00 to 13-MAR-10 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 49.00 MG
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Strong Wind in NORTHAMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA
From 13-MAR-10 11:00:00 to 13-MAR-10 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 49.00 MG
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Strong Wind in MONROE, PENNSYLVANIA
From 13-MAR-10 12:00:00 to 13-MAR-10 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 41.00 MG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Strong Wind in CARBON, PENNSYLVANIA
From 13-MAR-10 12:00:00 to 13-MAR-10 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet