1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 114 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:02 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A short line of thunderstorms developed across the Poconos in advance of an approaching cold front. One embedded cell became severe across northern Pike county. This storm briefly dropped nickel sized hail in Lackawaxen before moving across the Delaware river.
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