Jun 27, 2006
Several days of heavy rain throughout the Lehigh River Basin culminated with flooding along the main stem of the Lehigh River. President George W. Bush declared Carbon County a disaster area. Sporadic periods of heavy rain started on the 23rd, but the most widespread and heaviest rain fell from the late afternoon of the 27th into the morning of the 28th. This caused flash flooding along smaller streams and exacerbated the ongoing flooding along the major rivers. Event totals in Carbon County ave
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5518443). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Carbon County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.