May 18, 2000
A series of thunderstorms with torrential downpours caused the flash flooding of some of the creeks in central Northampton County. A 47-year-old woman escaped death by using her cellular phone after her vehicle stalled in the rising flood waters on Bushkill Drive in Forks Township along the Bushkill Creek. Storm totals included 2.07 inches in Bath and 1.70 inches at the Easton Bridge. Doppler Radar Storm total estimates (and adjusting them based on ground reports) showed there was a swath of 3 t
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5145145). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Northampton County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.