Jun 13, 2010
Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed across northeast Pennsylvania in the vicinity of a stalled frontal boundary. With a very moist air mass in place across the region, the storms that developed produced very heavy rainfall. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches occurred in a 2 hour time period over the Scranton area. This intense rainfall resulted in flash flooding. The west and south side of Scranton were the hardest hit areas.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 237026). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lackawanna County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.