Jun 27, 2006
Several days of heavy rain throughout the Delaware River Basin culminated with flash flooding of smaller streams during bursts of heavier rain during the night of the 27th and minor to moderate flooding along the Lehigh River. Sporadic periods of heavy rain started on the 23rd, but the most widespread and heaviest rain fell from the night of the 27th into the morning of the 28th. Event totals in Lehigh County averaged five to nine inches, but storm totals exceeded ten inches in the headwaters of
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5518446). 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.