Wow… talk about a shock to the system!  A sharp cold front slid through the region yesterday bringing showers, thunderstorms, gusty winds, and MUCH colder temperatures.

Here’s a wrap-up of the damage along with some numbers that are a shock to the system.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WAS ISSUED FOR PART OF THE VIEWING AREA:

04:56 PM TO 05:30 PM 04/08/2010

COUNTIES AFFECTED:

CLEARFIELD COUNTY, SOUTH CENTRAL CAMERON COUNTY, SOUTHEASTERN ELK COUNTY

AT 453 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THE STORM WAS NEAR LUMBER CITY…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.  THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR… S.B. ELLIOT STATE PARK AROUND 505 PM… LECONTES MILLS AROUND 510 PM… PARKER DAM STATE PARK AROUND 515 PM… FORCE AROUND 520 PM… BENEZETTE AND MEDIX RUN AROUND 525 PM…

There was also some storm damage.  These reports come directly from the National Weather Service…

2010-04-08 05:30 PM – THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE (NOT MEASURED)

LOCATION: EMPORIUM, PA (CAMERON COUNTY)

SOURCE: EMERGENCY MNGR

REMARKS: NUMEROUS TREES DOWN BLOCKING SR 120. NUMEROUS OTHER REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN COUNTY WIDE

2010-04-08 05:00 PM – THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE (NOT MEASURED)

LOCATION: CLEARFIELD, PA (CLEARFIELD COUNTY)

SOURCE: EMERGENCY MNGR

REMARKS: CLEARFIELD 911 REPORTED NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN IN CLEARFIELD BOROUGH

The information above comes from the National Weather Service’s local storm reports page.

Take a look at some temperatures from before and after the front.  Also have a look at the temperature change over 24 hours.  The post was set up around 1 PM on Friday.  Yesterday’s highs happened before the front crossed the region.  The temperatures below are from noon on Friday.  The same holds true for the 24-hour temperature change.

Thursday's High Temperatures

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