Sep 8, 2004
Rain from the remnants of Hurricane Frances began early on the 8th and ended by dawn on the 9th. By 540 PM EDT on 8th, many roads were closed by flooding countywide, including Center and Chippewa Townships. By 1030 PM on 8th, many roads flooded, especially in Darlington and Hopewell from Connoquenessing Creek. At this time, the Hopewell shopping plaza began to flood. By 9 AM EDT on 9th, in Bridgewater, 80 boats broke lose from their dock. Later, nearly 250 boats were seen piled up against a brid
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5422584). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Beaver County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.