Jun 12, 1996
Nearly stationary thunderstorms brought three to eleven and a half inches of rain within a four hour period to southeast Bucks County. The 11.55 inches of rain that fell in Langhorne represented a greater than one hundred year single day storm. Two men drowned, a 54-year-old and a 52-year-old. Damage was estimated at 14.5 million dollars, 13 million to property and 1.5 million to state and local roads. A state of emergency was declared that evening. The county was declared a major disaster
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5567093). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Bucks County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.