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Flash Flood — Franklin, PA

Jul 23, 2009

Slow moving thunderstorms along a nearly stationary cold front produced locally heavy rainfall in a short duration, resulting in flash flooding across portions of the Lower Susquehanna Valley. Rainfall amounts ranged from three to six inches in less than three hours with the highest amounts over eastern Cumberland, eastern Franklin and northern York Counties.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 177221). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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