A warm front moved through the mid-Atlantic on the morning hours of March 31. This was associated with a strong area of low pressure moving through the Great Lakes, which had brought widespread severe weather to the Southeast US in prior days. Behind the warm front, widespread cloud cover and scattered showers lingered for most of the day over the eastern mid-Atlantic. Despite temperatures that still warmed to above average values, this greatly limited instability. However, more sunshine and subsequent instability developed further west over central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland. As a cold front approached by late afternoon, forcing for ascent increased, and strong wind fields were in place across the region in the warm sector of the Great Lakes low. Widespread convection developed over the interior mid-Atlantic, some of which became strong to severe. Convection generally favored a linear evolution with some embedded supercell structures. Because of the orientation of mid and upper level winds and the decreasing instability to the east, thunderstorms were very slow to move east and gradually lost intensity with time. In the local area, reports of severe weather were mostly isolated and confined to eastern Pennsylvania. However, a short-lived EF1 tornado did touch down over Bucks County, producing a 2 mile path of tree, utility, and some structural damage. Shower and thunderstorm activity continued through much of the night, slowly making its way to the coast, but was well below severe limits over New Jersey and Delmarva in the later hours of the night.

Thunderstorm Wind in LEHIGH, PENNSYLVANIA
From 31-MAR-22 19:13:00 to 31-MAR-22 19:13:00 (EST-5)
Location: CLAUSSVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Utility Company

A tree was downed onto wires on Wertman Rd. Time estimated from radar.

Thunderstorm Wind in NORTHAMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA
From 31-MAR-22 19:36:00 to 31-MAR-22 19:36:00 (EST-5)
Location: PALMER HGTS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Utility Company

Tree limbs were down on wires on Hecktown Rd. Time estimated from radar.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
From 31-MAR-22 20:15:00 to 31-MAR-22 20:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: COVENTRYVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Utility Company

A tree or limbs were downed on wires near Grace Rd at Coventryville Rd. Time estimated from radar.

Thunderstorm Wind in BERKS, PENNSYLVANIA
From 31-MAR-22 20:20:00 to 31-MAR-22 20:20:00 (EST-5)
Location: PASSMORE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

A tree was downed at Sycamore Rd and N Church St. Time estimated from radar.

Tornado in BUCKS, PENNSYLVANIA
From 31-MAR-22 20:48:00 to 31-MAR-22 20:52:00 (EST-5)
Location: BLOOMING GLEN
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A tornado began in Hilltown Township along Souderton Road about a
half mile west of Route 313/Dublin Pike. The tornado continued to
the northeast along Souderton Road where it uprooted and snapped
numerous trees and also caused primarily cosmetic damage to a few
homes. The CVS Pharmacy at the intersection of Souderton Road and
Route 313 also sustained minor cosmetic damage, including the front
door being blown out. Also near this intersection, a home sustained
minor cosmetic damage and a number of trees were uprooted and
snapped where the tornado crossed into Bedminster Township. The
tornado continued northeast along Bedminster Road weakening
somewhat, but still uprooting and snapping several trees and causing
cosmetic damage to some homes, especially near the intersection of
Bucks Road.
The tornado continued northeast toward Elephant Road while
continuing to cause mainly sporadic tree damage, including uprooting
several trees in front of a home. The tornado passed over the
Bedminster Municipal Authority complex, where it blew off roof
shingles from several well constructed buildings and uprooted a few
small trees nearby. The tornado crossed Elephant Road about 700 feet
south of Irish Meetinghouse Road where it caused some more
substantial tree damage. At least a dozen or more healthy trees were
uprooted or snapped along a driveway, one of which fell onto a
parked vehicle. The home on this property sustained minor cosmetic
damage and had some roof shingles blown off. The tornado then
continued into a wooded area with homes paralleling Irish
Meetinghouse Road where the tree damage became more sporadic once
again, and no additional structural damage was noted. The tornado
then crossed just north of Irish Meetinghouse Road where it uprooted
a few small trees in an open field then dissipated.
No known injuries or fatalities occurred from this tornado.

Hail in MONTGOMERY, PENNSYLVANIA
From 31-MAR-22 20:50:00 to 31-MAR-22 20:50:00 (EST-5)
Location: SKIPPACK
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Thunderstorm Wind in BERKS, PENNSYLVANIA
From 31-MAR-22 18:44:00 to 31-MAR-22 18:44:00 (EST-5)
Location: WINDSOR CASTLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

A tree was reported down in Perry Twp near Zions Church Rd. Time estimated from radar.