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Flood — Lycoming, PA

May 6, 2025

Low pressure stationed across the Delmarva during the early morning hours of May 6, 2025 began to lift north and east during the afternoon hours, allowing portions of eastern Pennsylvania to have a brief period of residence time in the warm sector. This residence time allowed for destabilization ahead of a surface cold front, with ample shear in place to allow for a line of showers and thunderstorms to slowly lift north and east through the region during the afternoon and evening hours. Severe t

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1246045). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Lycoming, PA

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