Hurricane Sandy brought high winds and locally heavy rains to northeast Pennsylvania beginning Monday October 29th during the afternoon and continuing until Tuesday morning the 30th. The winds increased during the day Monday and peaked during the evening hours in most parts of northeast Pennsylvania. The winds died down gradually after midnight Tuesday. Peak sustained winds generally ranged between 30 and 40 mph with frequent gusts between 50 and 60 mph. Hardest hit was the higher terrain areas, especially the Poconos. Peak gusts were between 60 and 70 mph in the Poconos and other higher mountains of northeast Pennsylvania. The storm claimed one life in northeast Pennsylvania when the high winds killed an eight year old child when a tree was blown down on him in Susquehanna County. The winds knocked down many trees and power lines leaving an estimated 110,000 people without power during the height of the storm Monday night. Pike County and the southern half of Wayne County were hardest hit with almost 60,000 without power. In many of the rural areas, power was not fully restored for several days. In addition to the high winds, rain was locally heavy rain and generally caused minor flood problems. The Mehoopany Creek in Wyoming County spilled its banks and flooded State Route 3001 in Forkston, PA cutting off 15 homes as 15 people were evacuated from this area by the National Guard. Otherwise, no major flooding was reported from this storm.

High Wind in SOUTHERN WAYNE, PENNSYLVANIA
From 29-OCT-12 14:00:00 to 30-OCT-12 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 500.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Utility Company

High winds developed during the early afternoon hours on Monday 29th and lasted into early morning hours on Tuesday the 30th from Hurricane Sandy. The high winds knocked downed numerous trees and power lines county-wide. Many of the trees were blocking roads. Peak sustained winds were estimated between 30 and 40 mph with peak wind gusts estimated at 70 mph mainly over the higher terrain areas.  During the height of the storm late in the evening, there were an estimated 24,000 customers without power. It took up to a week for power to be fully restored across the southern half of the county. Much less wind damage was reported in the northern part of Wayne County.

High Wind in BRADFORD, PENNSYLVANIA
From 29-OCT-12 17:00:00 to 30-OCT-12 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 200.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

High winds developed during the early evening hours on Monday 29th and lasted into early morning hours on Tuesday the 30th from Hurricane Sandy. The winds downed numerous trees and power lines county-wide. Peak sustained winds were estimated between 30 and 40 mph with peak wind gusts estimated at 65 mph. The highest winds were over the higher terrain in the southern part of the county and over some of the higher peaks on the west side of the county. At the height of the storm late in the evening, there were an estimated 5000 customers without power. It took a few days for the power to be restored.

High Wind in PIKE, PENNSYLVANIA
From 29-OCT-12 15:00:00 to 30-OCT-12 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

High winds developed during the early afternoon hours on Monday 29th and lasted into early morning hours on Tuesday the 30th from Hurricane Sandy. The high winds knocked downed numerous trees and power lines county-wide. Many of the trees were blocking roads hampering efforts to restore power. Peak sustained winds were estimated close to 40 mph with peak wind gusts estimated at 75 mph mainly over the southeast part of the county.  During the height of the storm late in the evening, there were an estimated 31,000 customers without power. It took up to a week for power to be fully restored across the the county.

High Wind in LACKAWANNA, PENNSYLVANIA
From 29-OCT-12 18:00:00 to 30-OCT-12 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

High winds developed during the early evening hours on Monday 29th and lasted into early morning hours on Tuesday the 30th from Hurricane Sandy. The high winds knocked downed numerous trees and power lines over the higher terrain areas of the county. A roof was blown off a home in Jermyn.  Peak sustained winds were estimated between 30 and 40 mph with peak wind gusts estimated at 70 mph. The lower elevations including much of the Scranton area had weaker winds and less impact from this storm. During the height of the storm late in the evening, there were an estimated 15,000 customers without power, mainly over the higher terrain. It took a few days for power to be fully restored across the county.

High Wind in NORTHERN WAYNE, PENNSYLVANIA
From 29-OCT-12 14:00:00 to 30-OCT-12 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Utility Company

High winds developed during the early afternoon hours on Monday 29th and lasted into early morning hours on Tuesday the 30th from Hurricane Sandy. The high winds knocked downed numerous trees and power lines county-wide. Many of the trees were blocking roads. Peak sustained winds were estimated between 30 and 40 mph with peak wind gusts estimated at 60 mph mainly over the higher terrain areas.  During the height of the storm late in the evening, there were an estimated 24,000 customers without power. It took up to a week for power to be fully restored across the southern half of the county.

High Wind in SUSQUEHANNA, PENNSYLVANIA
From 29-OCT-12 16:00:00 to 30-OCT-12 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 53.00 MG
Property damage: 200.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

High winds developed during the afternoon hours on Monday 29th and lasted into early morning hours on Tuesday the 30th from Hurricane Sandy. The high winds knocked down a tree that killed a young child. In addition, the winds downed numerous trees and power lines county-wide. Peak sustained winds were estimated between 30 and 40 mph with peak wind gusts measured at 61 mph in Lakeview.  At the height of the storm late in the evening, there were an estimated 5000 customers without power. It took a few days for the power to be restored.

High Wind in WYOMING, PENNSYLVANIA
From 29-OCT-12 16:00:00 to 30-OCT-12 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 150.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

High winds developed during the afternoon hours on Monday 29th and lasted into early morning hours on Tuesday the 30th from Hurricane Sandy. The high winds knocked  downed numerous trees and power lines county-wide. Peak sustained winds were estimated between 30 and 40 mph with peak wind gusts estimated at 70 mph over the higher terrain areas. 4 out of 5 911 communications towers were taken offline during the height of the storm. In addition, there were an estimated 2000 customers without power. It took a few days for the power to be restored.

High Wind in LUZERNE, PENNSYLVANIA
From 29-OCT-12 16:00:00 to 30-OCT-12 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 58.00 MG
Property damage: 400.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

High winds developed during the afternoon hours on Monday 29th and lasted into early morning hours on Tuesday the 30th from Hurricane Sandy. The high winds knocked downed numerous trees and power lines over the higher terrain areas of the county. Hardest hit areas were Hazelton, Back Mountain, Bear Creek and Penobscot Mountain where a gust was measured at 67 mph. Two schools, one in Hazelton and the other in Salem Township sustained roof damage. Peak sustained winds were estimated between 30 and 40 mph with peak wind gusts measure at 67 mph. The lower elevations including the  Wilkes-Barre area had weaker winds and less impact from this storm. During the height of the storm late in the evening, there were an estimated 28,000 customers without power again, mainly over the higher terrain. It took a few days for power to be fully restored across the county.