Jan 19, 1996
Two people died in Blair County. One was a drowning directly related to the flooding, and the second a heart attack. A 17 year male was walking home from a store near Geeseytown when he was trapped by rising water on the Frankstown branch of the Juniata River. Rescue attempts by jet ski and helicopter failed when the youth was unable to hold onto a rope in the ice cold water. The second death occurred when water surrounded a residence and a 68 year old woman died of a heart attack.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5569804). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Blair County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.