Jun 27, 2006
Additional heavy rain fell Tuesday the 27th through early Wednesday morning the 28th across Luzerne County and the Poconos on top of what fell on Monday as a front moved east across Pennsylvania and combined with low pressure and tropical moisture. This additional rainfall brought three day rainfall totals between 6 and 10 inches in Luzerne County, sending most streams and creeks over their banks in what would be deemed the worst flash flooding this county has experienced since Hurricane Agnes
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5519039). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Luzerne County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.