COOKS FALLS – One woman was killed when a microburst wind event packing 90-mile-per-hour winds raced through Cooks Falls in Delaware County Sunday afternoon, the National Weather Service reported.
The severe thunderstorm caused damage across southern Delaware County through northern Sullivan County.
The NWS said the microburst impacted two campgrounds with very damaging straight-line winds.
The woman was killed when a large tree snapped and fell on her camp site, crushing it. At least one other person was injured when struck in the head and a number of other people sustained minor injuries.
The NWS said eyewitnesses reported that the winds came up suddenly and then lasted at least five minutes with one tree after another falling during that period.
Many recreational vehicles and camper units, a few tents, and at least two vehicles were heavily damaged, and in some cases, destroyed by falling trees.
