Jan 23, 2018
A mid-January thaw occurred for several days, allowing much of the snow pack to melt into river runoff. This combined with a moderate rainfall of 1 to 2 inches across the region was enough to loosen the river ice cover throughout central New York and northeast Pennsylvania. Moving ice congested and jammed along bridges and narrows on our main stem rivers and tributaries which resulted in numerous areas of minor to moderate flood impacts.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 735520). 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.