Sep 17, 2004
At 124 PM EDT on 17th, road flooding was reported 2 miles west of Pittsburgh. At 2 PM, Wexford flooded. At 218 PM, roads flooded in Oakdale. By 315 PM, Springdale Boro flooded; and Wexford had 4.5" of rain. . By 450 PM on 17th, in Tarentum, Mill St and Davidson St were flooded; people evacuated. By 5 PM EDT on 17th, a state of emergency was declared in 62 of the 130 municipalities of Allegheny Co. South Park 6" of rain 530 PM EDT 17th. At 6 PM, evacuations in Tarentum. Widespread flooding strand
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5422635). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Allegheny County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.