A strong cold front  associated with a low pressure system moving through New York State  swept across the area during the late evening hours of April 2nd and early morning hours of April 3rd, accompanied by thunderstorms, very strong convectively driven winds, and small hail.  As colder air behind this front drained south, precipitation changed to snow, with one to two inches falling in the higher elevations of the southern Poconos and isolated spots throughout southeastern Pennsylvania in squalls.  The parent low pressure system then quickly intensified as it continued to move northeast away from the area.  The gradient between this low pressure system and incoming high pressure produced strong winds gusting over 60 MPH in some localities from late overnight through the morning hours of April 3rd.  Some reported peak wind gusts included:  55 MPH near Deer Lake at 0744EST (Berks County), 52 MPH in Perkasie at 0555EST (Bucks County), 58 MPH near Cochranville at 0730EST (Chester County), 53 MPH near Cheyney at 1140EST (Delaware County), 50 MPH at Lehigh Valley International Airport at 0530EST (Northampton County), 60 MPH at Pocono Mountains Airport at 1013EST (Monroe County), 46 MPH at Pottstown Limerick Airport at 0531EST (Montgomery County), and 59 MPH at Northeast Philadelphia Airport at 2345EST (Philadelphia County).  In terms of snowfall, 2.0 inches was reported in Kidder Township (Carbon County), 1.5 inches in Mount Pocono, and 1.0 inches in Tobyhanna (both in Monroe County). 45,000 PECO customers lost power during this event.

High Wind in WESTERN CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
From 03-APR-16 07:30:00 to 03-APR-16 07:30:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Reported by: Mesonet

Gradient winds produced by an exiting low pressure system to the northeast, and incoming high pressure from the west produced strong wind gusts in the 55 to 65 MPH range through the morning hours on the 3rd.  A wind gust of 58 MPH was measured at the DEOS site near Cochranville at 0730EST.

High Wind in WESTERN CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
From 03-APR-16 09:30:00 to 03-APR-16 09:30:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Social Media

Gradient winds produced by an exiting low pressure system to the northeast, and incoming high pressure from the west produced strong wind gusts in the 55 to 65 MPH range through the morning hours on the 3rd. A strong wind gust knocked down a large pine tree in Oxford, blocking Ashmun Avenue near Lincoln University.

High Wind in MONROE, PENNSYLVANIA
From 03-APR-16 10:13:00 to 03-APR-16 10:13:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Reported by: ASOS

Gradient winds produced by an exiting low pressure system to the northeast, and incoming high pressure from the west produced strong wind gusts in the 55 to 65 MPH range through the morning hours on the 3rd. A wind gust of 60 MPH was recorded at Pocono Mountains Airport at 1013EST.

High Wind in WESTERN MONTGOMERY, PENNSYLVANIA
From 03-APR-16 06:00:00 to 03-APR-16 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Gradient winds produced by an exiting low pressure system to the northeast, and incoming high pressure from the west produced strong wind gusts in the 55 to 65 MPH range through the morning hours on the 3rd. A large blue spruce tree was uprooted in Graterford.

High Wind in MONROE, PENNSYLVANIA
From 03-APR-16 10:13:00 to 03-APR-16 10:13:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Reported by: ASOS

Strong gradient winds following the passage of a strong cold front produced a wind gust of 60 MPH at Pocono Mountains Airport at 1013EST.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
From 02-APR-16 22:07:00 to 02-APR-16 22:07:00 (EST-5)
Location: WEST CHESTER
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Thunderstorm wind gusts associated with a cold front moving across the area during the late evening hours on the 2nd knocked down trees in West Chester, causing some electric transformers to explode.

Hail in DELAWARE, PENNSYLVANIA
From 02-APR-16 22:22:00 to 02-APR-16 22:22:00 (EST-5)
Location: EAST LANSDOWNE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: Social Media

Thunderstorms associated with a cold front moving from west to east across the area during the late evening hours on the 2nd produced penny-size hail in Upper Darby.

Thunderstorm Wind in PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
From 02-APR-16 22:45:00 to 02-APR-16 22:45:00 (EST-5)
Location: (PNE)NE ARPT PHILADE
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Reported by: ASOS

Thunderstorms associated with a strong cold front moving across the area during the late evening hours on the 2nd produced a wind gust of 59 MPH at Northeast Philadelphia Airport.