Apr 30, 2014
A slow moving low pressure system and a deep southerly flow from the Gulf of Mexico and then the Atlantic Ocean dropped heavy rain across Eastern Pennsylvania centered on the 30th. Event precipitation totals averaged from 3 to 6 inches, with the highest amounts in the Philadelphia suburbs. This caused poor drainage and creek and river flooding that reached major levels around the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area. Over 1,000 people had to be evacuated from flooded homes and apartments. The American
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 512911). 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.