Jun 27, 2006
Tropical moisture streamed northward into northeast Pennsylvania ahead of a frontal system which slowly moved westward into the eastern Great Lakes by Tuesday morning the 27th. This brought 2 to 5 inches of rain to Lackawanna County and began significant flash flooding by Tuesday morning. Later on Tuesday another more substantial area of heavy rain moved into Lackawanna County as the front moved back east and combined with a low pressure system moving up the eastern seaboard. This additional ra
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5516311). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lackawanna County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.