Mar 21, 2000
A rather innocuous looking low pressure system brought heavy rain and some river and stream flooding into most of Eastern Pennsylvania. The rain began just after midnight on the 21st and fell heavy at times from the late afternoon of the 21st into the early morning of the 22nd. Rain lingered at a lighter intensity throughout the rest of the morning on the 22nd. Storm totals averaged between 2 and 5 inches with the highest totals in Berks, Chester and Delaware Counties. There was a tremendous dro
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5134429). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Delaware County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.