Apr 12, 2024
A cold front brought widespread soaking rainfall to the area. This rainfall combined with significant snowpack loss and saturated grounds to produce minor to moderate river flooding, with isolated flash flooding across the mountains. Repeated rounds of rain compressed, warmed, and ripened the area snowpack in advance of the heavier rain on Friday the 12th. The combination of rain, strong winds, and high dew points in excess of 50F over the ripe snow led to rapid melt with up to 4��� wate
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1177326). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in York County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.