Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe
- When
- July 18, 5:15 PM EST to 5:25 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Kresgeville to Stroudsburg
- Coordinates
- 40.900, -75.500
Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 18, 1997
A severe thunderstorm pulled down trees and power lines along the southern tier of Monroe County from Kresgeville and Kunkletown east through Stroudsburg. SKYWARN spotters detected a funnel cloud over Snydersville, but it apparently did not touch down.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS PHI wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm pulled down trees and power lines along the southern tier of Monroe County from Kresgeville and Kunkletown east through Stroudsburg. SKYWARN spotters detected a funnel cloud over Snydersville, but it apparently did not touch down. Even so, about 10,000 Metropolitan Edison customers lost power in Northampton and Monroe Counties because of downed trees and power lines. In Polk Township, a farmhouse suffered structural damage. The storm was so intense in Polk Township that some properties had wind damage to over half their trees.
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 140 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:15 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Funnel Cloud, Monroe
- When
- July 18, 5:20 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Snydersville
- Coordinates
- 41.058, -75.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, July 18, 1997
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5614500, 5614501.