A slow moving cold front helped trigger numerous strong to severe thunderstorms during the second half of the afternoon through the evening of the 7th throughout Eastern Pennsylvania. Hardest hit was Monroe County where  30,000 people lost power from the combination of damaging winds and lightning.

Thunderstorm Wind in MONROE, PENNSYLVANIA
From 07-JUL-11 15:00:00 to 07-JUL-11 15:05:00 (EST-5)
Location: MT ZION
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

A severe thunderstorm knocked down numerous trees and wires in Stroud Township. This was the start of a macroburst that affected eastern Monroe County. The wind damage started at the Pinebrook Bible Camp off of Pennsylvania State Route 191. About a dozen downed trees damaged a couple of buildings and vehicles. A second floor porch and stairway were damaged at one building. About 60 trees were uprooted within Stroud Township parks. A downed tree pulled down a wire that started a truck fire on Fremont Avenue and a downed tree fell across Roosevelt Street.

Thunderstorm Wind in MONROE, PENNSYLVANIA
From 07-JUL-11 15:08:00 to 07-JUL-11 15:08:00 (EST-5)
Location: EAST STROUDSBURG
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a large tree in East Stroudsburg on Pennsylvania State Route 447 near North Courtland Street and took down the mast arm of a traffic light.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
From 07-JUL-11 15:40:00 to 07-JUL-11 15:40:00 (EST-5)
Location: EXTON
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a couple of trees in West Whiteland Township.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
From 07-JUL-11 16:05:00 to 07-JUL-11 16:05:00 (EST-5)
Location: MORSTEIN
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A severe thunderstorm knocked down several large trees in East Goshen Township.

Thunderstorm Wind in CARBON, PENNSYLVANIA
From 07-JUL-11 20:36:00 to 07-JUL-11 20:36:00 (EST-5)
Location: HAUTO
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees in Nesquehoning Borough. Pennsylvania State Route 54 was closed in the Hauto area because of the downed trees.

Thunderstorm Wind in CARBON, PENNSYLVANIA
From 07-JUL-11 20:40:00 to 07-JUL-11 20:40:00 (EST-5)
Location: LANSFORD
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees in Lansford Borough also. One fell onto and damaged a vehicle.

Hail in CARBON, PENNSYLVANIA
From 07-JUL-11 20:45:00 to 07-JUL-11 20:45:00 (EST-5)
Location: LANSFORD
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Penny size hail fell in Summit Hill.

Thunderstorm Wind in LEHIGH, PENNSYLVANIA
From 07-JUL-11 21:48:00 to 07-JUL-11 21:48:00 (EST-5)
Location: LAURYS
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees on the southbound lane of Pennsylvania State Route 145 in Laurys Station in North Whitehall Township.

Thunderstorm Wind in CARBON, PENNSYLVANIA
From 07-JUL-11 20:55:00 to 07-JUL-11 20:55:00 (EST-5)
Location: NEW MAHONING
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a couple of trees in Mahoning Township and forced the closure of Pennsylvania State Route 902, Mill Road, near Straus Valley Road.  There were still about 200 Pennsylvania Power and Light customers without power in Carbon County on the morning of the 8th.

Thunderstorm Wind in DELAWARE, PENNSYLVANIA
From 07-JUL-11 14:00:00 to 07-JUL-11 14:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: RADNOR
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a couple of trees in Radnor Township.

Hail in MONROE, PENNSYLVANIA
From 07-JUL-11 14:47:00 to 07-JUL-11 14:47:00 (EST-5)
Location: SCOT RUN
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Penny to nickel size hail fell during a thunderstorm in Scotrun (Pocono Township). The thunderstorm winds also knocked down some small branches.

Thunderstorm Wind in MONROE, PENNSYLVANIA
From 07-JUL-11 15:10:00 to 07-JUL-11 15:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: EAST STROUDSBURG
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 250.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

The macroburst wind damage from the severe thunderstorm peaked in Smithfield Township. The worst damage was centered around Worthington Street and Minisink Road near River Road in the Shawnee on Delaware area of the township. Even century old locusts trees were knocked down. One home was seriously damaged by a downed tree as were three vehicles on the property. River Road was closed through the night between the entrance to the Shawnee Inn and Hollow Road due to downed trees and debris. Elsewhere in the township, another downed tree became embedded with a house on Redwood Lane and three trees fell across Roosevelt Street. The combination of lightning and damaging winds caused about 30,000 Pennsylvania Power and Light and Metropolitan Edison customers to lose power. Hardest outage hit townships were Jackson, Stroud, Stroudsburg and Tobyhanna.