Aug 16, 2025
Diurnally driven showers and thunderstorms from the late evening hours of August 15, 2025 continued into the early morning hours of August 16th across eastern Pennsylvania. A non-severe thunderstorm drifted northward into Schuylkill County, producing efficient rainfall in a favorable moist environment, with gauge reports indicating between 3 and 6 inches of rainfall in a two-to-three hour timeframe. Flash flooding was observed in portions of Washington Township, with flooded roadways and basemen
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1279551). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Franklin County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.