Showers and thunderstorms that rode along a warm frontal boundary during the evening of the 23rd produced a tornado in Carbon County, a couple of other funnel clouds in the Poconos and Lehigh Valley and pockets of wind damage in the Poconos and Lehigh Valley.

Funnel Cloud in LEHIGH, PENNSYLVANIA
From 23-MAY-11 18:30:00 to 23-MAY-11 18:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: GERMANSVILLE
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A funnel cloud was sighted over Heidelberg Township. It did not touch down and no damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind in CARBON, PENNSYLVANIA
From 23-MAY-11 18:25:00 to 23-MAY-11 18:25:00 (EST-5)
Location: GERMANS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few large tree limbs and wires in East Penn Township. Downed wires at the intersection of Nothstein and German Roads started a small brush fire.

Thunderstorm Wind in CARBON, PENNSYLVANIA
From 23-MAY-11 18:36:00 to 23-MAY-11 18:36:00 (EST-5)
Location: LEHIGH GAP
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a couple of trees in Palmerton.

Thunderstorm Wind in LEHIGH, PENNSYLVANIA
From 23-MAY-11 18:40:00 to 23-MAY-11 18:40:00 (EST-5)
Location: BALLIETTSVILLE
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few trees and tore shingles from a couple of homes in North Whitehall Township.

Thunderstorm Wind in CARBON, PENNSYLVANIA
From 23-MAY-11 18:22:00 to 23-MAY-11 18:22:00 (EST-5)
Location: PARRYVILLE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A severe thunderstorm tore down trees in Mahoning Township.

Funnel Cloud in NORTHAMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA
From 23-MAY-11 19:15:00 to 23-MAY-11 19:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: PALMER HGTS
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained spotter sighted a funnel cloud as it passed across the intersection of Pennsylvania State Routes 33 and 248 in Lower Nazareth Township. The funnel cloud did not touch down and no wind damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind in NORTHAMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA
From 23-MAY-11 19:00:00 to 23-MAY-11 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: BATH JCT
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees along Poplar Street in Bath.

Thunderstorm Wind in NORTHAMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA
From 23-MAY-11 19:20:00 to 23-MAY-11 19:22:00 (EST-5)
Location: ULHERS
Magnitude: 59.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees in Forks and Palmer Townships. A Skywarn spotter had a measured wind gust of 68 mph in Forks Township.

Tornado in CARBON, PENNSYLVANIA
From 23-MAY-11 18:25:00 to 23-MAY-11 18:26:00 (EST-5)
Location: WEISSPORT
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 75.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

An EF-0 tornado touched down in Franklin Township, badly damaged one home and caused minor damage to about a dozen others, a church and a baseball field. The tornado touched down to the rear of a few homes on Church Street and moved through Penn Street before lifting. On Church Street, a trampoline was blown thirty feet and trees were knocked down on one property. A neighboring trampoline was tossed into the sign of Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church. The church also suffered additional wind damage. The worst tornado damage occurred as it crossed Penn Street. A recently renovated home had its roof torn away. The dry walls fell onto a woman. A tree also fell on top of the house. A metal shed was also twisted, aluminum window awnings were mangled and a swing set was toppled. Numerous trees were either snapped or uprooted along the tornado's path. The estimated maximum winds were 75 mph. The estimated path length was about 0.4 miles and path width about 50 yards.

Funnel Cloud in CARBON, PENNSYLVANIA
From 23-MAY-11 18:36:00 to 23-MAY-11 18:36:00 (EST-5)
Location: LEHIGH GAP
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A funnel cloud was sighted over Palmerton, but did not touch down. No wind damage was associated with that circulation.

Funnel Cloud in NORTHAMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA
From 23-MAY-11 18:40:00 to 23-MAY-11 18:40:00 (EST-5)
Location: WALNUTPORT
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A funnel cloud was sighted over Walnutport. It did not touch down and no damage was reported.