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Flash Flood — Lackawanna, PA

Nov 16, 2006

A strong low pressure system tracked northeast from Kentucky to western New York state during the daylight hours on Thursday the 16th. A large fetch of Gulf and Atlantic moisture was pulled northward ahead of the cold front, which produced a squall line of thunderstorms. This line of thunderstorms produced 45 to 58 mph winds across much of north central Pennsylvania and into western and central Bradford County, PA. As the squall line moved farther east in northeast Pennsylvania, late in the afte

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5090). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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