Apr 26, 2011
A slow moving warm front pushed northward across northeast Pennsylvania late in the afternoon on April 25th. A warm and relatively moist air mass covered the region, with showers and storms developing, especially in the unstable air south of the frontal boundary, where breaks in the cloud cover allowed temperatures to rise to near 70 degrees. Severe weather developed, and in addition to reports of severe wind damage and hail, areas of heavy rain caused significant flash flooding in several locat
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 299759). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Luzerne County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.