Jul 14, 2025
A fairly moist and unstable environment ahead of a shortwave trough allowed for showers and thunderstorms to begin forming across central Pennsylvania during the morning hours of July 14, 2025. Showers and thunderstorms became more numerous into the early afternoon hours, pushing eastward through the evening hours. Saturated soils across eastern Pennsylvania from recent flooding allowed for numerous instances of flash flooding, including numerous water rescues in York, Lancaster, and Lycoming co
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1279227). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lycoming County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.