Sep 26, 2011
A slow moving upper level low over the central U.S provided for southerly flow and moisture transport to eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, and northern West Virginia. Showers and thunderstorms with heavy downpours developed in an area out ahead of a cold front allowing for training and rainfall amounts of over 2 inches in some locations. Some flooding was reported along creeks, streams, and in low lying areas.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 347780). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Beaver County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.