Jun 1, 2003
Heavy rain fell from May 31st into the 1st of June. This rain combined with additional water from an overtopped dam, washed out Smallacombe Drive where Leach Creek goes under it. The overtopped dam was around a mile upstream of Smallacombe Drive. Other roads that closed were Old Trail Road in the town of Glenburn and Nay Aug Avenue in Scranton. In the town of South Abington, about a foot of water was in the intersection of Northern Boulevard and South Abington Road. Over three inches of ra
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5366009). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lackawanna County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.