Suscon, Pennsylvania

Suscon is an unincorporated community in Pittston Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, northeast of Wilkes-Barre and south of Scranton. It is named for its position at the former junction of the Susquehanna Connecting Railroad and the Wilkes-Barre and Eastern Railroad (both subsidiaries of the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway). It uses the Pittston zip code of 18640.

Suscon
Unincorporated community
Suscon
Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 41°18′8″N 75°43′21″W
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyLuzerne
TownshipPittston Township
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
18640
Area code(s)570

Suscon is notable for being the home of the urban legend, "The Suscon Screamer."[1]

History

Tornado

An EF2 tornado struck Suscon (Pittston Township) on Saturday, February 25, 2017. It was on the ground from 2:30 pm to 2:50 pm. This is the first tornado in February for Luzerne County in recorded history.[2][3] The tornado generated top wind speeds of 120 mph, had a maximum width of 500 yards, and traveled 12.8 miles.[4]

Geography

Suscon is located in the eastern part of Pittston Township. It is mostly made up of mountains and forests.

gollark: ERASE IT.
gollark: It's not particularly *fixed* fixed, but it's... restored to some amount of usability.
gollark: Well, "fixed".
gollark: Great, it runs in reasonable time again, all fixed!
gollark: To be honest I could probably just stick `LIMIT 100` on the SQL queries without many problems...

References
  1. http://www.paranormics.com/suscon-screamer-video/
  2. http://www.pahomepage.com/news/pittston-township-tornado-damage/663235125
  3. http://wnep.com/2017/02/26/nws-confirms-tornado-hit-luzerne-county/
  4. http://timesleader.com/news/local/638143/tornado-touches-down-in-pittston-township



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.