Mar 20, 1996
The Connoquenessing Creek went out of its banks after widespread rainfall of 1.00 to 1.75 inches of rain fell across the watershed, mainly in Butler County on March 19th. The flooding of low-lying areas along the creek required the closing of roads and the evacuation of 5 houses. Flood waters damaged about $6,000 worth of power tools at a business. The flooding was mostly confined to Franklin Township in the northeast part of Beaver County.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5544760). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Beaver County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.