Howling wind, thunder and lightning, mixed with blizzardlike blasts of swirling snow are part of a freakish weather pattern raging through the area. Heavy snow flurries were followed by an intense siege of thunder and lightning.

Savage wind gusts propelled dark snow clouds and churning snow into swirls, hindering visibility.The wind was so powerful, it flipped over a new, three-wheel delivery truck, operated by a Lehighton man who was delivering newspapers in Mahoning Township.