Oct 8, 2005
The combination of a very slow moving cold front and copious moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Tammy produced persistent very heavy rain across the Lehigh Valley from around Midnight EDT on the 8th into the afternoon of the 8th. Storm totals averaged around ten inches and caused widespread poor drainage flooding as well as flooding along most of the smaller creeks in the valley. In spite of the tremendous rainfall, no flooding was reported along gage sites of the Lehigh and Delaware R
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5477831). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Northampton County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.