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Flood — Mercer, PA

Sep 8, 2004

At 730 PM EDT on 8th, State Rte 258 was closed by flood near Mercer. As of 9 AM on 9th, widespread flooding continued. At Jamestown, 12 families were evacuated as a precaution because of a dam (time unknown); the dam did not fail. Total rain: 4 inches in Mercer. There was a record flood on the Shenango River at Transfer, which crested at 10.65 ft at 11 AM EDT on 9th (previous record 10.47). (FRANCES)

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5422591). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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