Sep 18, 2004
The remnants of Hurricane Ivan interacting with a slowly moving cold front caused widespread very heavy rain to fall during the first half of the day on the 18th in Lehigh County. Storm totals average around 5 inches and caused widespread poor drainage, creek and river flooding throughout the county. Hardest hit were the city of Allentown, Lower Macungie and Macungie Townships. It was estimated that 85 homes, 31 businesses and five public buildings and structures were damaged. The preliminary da
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5426508). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lehigh County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.