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Flood — Delaware, PA

Jun 28, 2006

Several days of heavy rain throughout the Delaware and Brandywine Basins culminated with flooding along some of the creeks in Delaware County. 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 Delaware County averaged four to five inches. Some roads near the Brandywine Creek were closed in Chadds Ford and included both Pennsylvania State Routes 1 and 100.The main stem of the

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5518459). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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