Mar 6, 2011
A low pressure system, moving from the plains to the Ohio Valley, brought widespread rainfall of 1 to 2 inches over western Pennsylvania beginning Saturday March 5th, and lasting through Sunday morning, March 6th. Area streams and creeks rose in response to this rainfall causing localized flooding in Venango and Forest counties. Rain then transitioned to snow Sunday with snow totals of 7 to 10 inches over the mountains in Garrett and Preston counties.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 288454). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Forest County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.