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Flash Flood — Crawford, PA

Jun 18, 2014

Property Damage
$10K
Flood Cause
Heavy Rain

A series of thunderstorms moved over portions of northwest Pennsylvania form June 16th through the 18th. A line of training thunderstorms on the evening of the 18th produced radar estimated rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches over portions of Crawford County. Hail and strong winds also occurred with these storms.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 512944). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Crawford, PA

This event is one of many recorded floods in Crawford County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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