Jan 1, 2005
Heavy rain and runoff from snowmelt caused widespread flooding throughout Northwest Pennsylvania during the first half of January. January 2005 was among the wettest January's ever. At Erie, 5.34 inches of precipitation was recorded making it the 4th wettest January ever. Totals from the cooperative observer network included: 7.01 inches at Union City (Erie County); 6.79 inches at Jamestown (Crawford County); 5.65 inches at Linesville (Crawford County) and 6.45 inches at Springboro (Crawford
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5435346). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Crawford County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.