Apr 16, 2011
The strong southeast wind up the Delaware Bay and River combined with the already high astronomical tides associated with the full moon and fresh water runoff from heavy rain to produce severe tidal flooding along the Delaware River and tidal sections of its tributaries during the overnight high tide cycle on the 16th.||In Bucks County, homes along Minot Street in Bristol Township suffered basement flooding after a clapper failed. In Philadelphia, Columbus Boulevard and Delaware Avenue were comp
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 301236). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Philadelphia County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.