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Flash Flood — Dauphin, PA

Jun 1, 2007

Property Damage
$500K
Flood Cause
Heavy Rain

Slow moving thunderstorms produced heavy rain and isolated flash flooding over southern and southeastern portions of Central Pennsylvania during the afternoon and evening of June 1, 2007. Flash flooding transitioned into areal flooding over York County during the overnight hours.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 24555). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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This event is one of many recorded floods in Dauphin County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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