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Flash Flood — Lycoming, PA

Jan 19, 1996

Six people died in Lycoming County along Lycoming Creek on Friday the 19th. A husband and wife age 77 and 75 were swept away when they tried to drive away from their home in rural Trout Run early in the afternoon. A 68 year old man was last seen in the late morning before he tried to drive away from his hunting cabin at March Hill near Bodines. A 54 year old man attempted to climb to the roof of his trailer and a 38 year old woman fell from the roof of her mobile home in Cogan Station. A 59

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5569986). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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