Sep 1, 2021
A shield of moderate to heavy rainfall, associated with the remnants of tropical cyclone Ida, moved from the DelMarVa peninsula to New England. This rainfall on top of several weeks of abnormally wet weather led to areas of small stream and urban flash flooding in Northeast Pennsylvania.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 985424). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lackawanna County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.