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Pennsylvania Flood Stories

2,274 first-hand accounts of flood events in Pennsylvania, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

Flash Flood$10K damage

Beaver, PA · Jun 15, 2015

Thunderstorms developed along a wavy frontal boundary across parts of eastern Ohio and much of southwest Pennsylvania the afternoon of the 14th into the early morning of the 15th.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Allegheny, PA · Jun 15, 2015

Thunderstorms developed along a wavy frontal boundary across parts of eastern Ohio and much of southwest Pennsylvania the afternoon of the 14th into the early morning of the 15th.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Armstrong, PA · Jun 15, 2015

Thunderstorms developed along a wavy frontal boundary across parts of eastern Ohio and much of southwest Pennsylvania the afternoon of the 14th into the early morning of the 15th.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Westmoreland, PA · Jun 15, 2015

Thunderstorms developed along a wavy frontal boundary across parts of eastern Ohio and much of southwest Pennsylvania the afternoon of the 14th into the early morning of the 15th.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Westmoreland, PA · Jun 15, 2015

Thunderstorms developed along a wavy frontal boundary across parts of eastern Ohio and much of southwest Pennsylvania the afternoon of the 14th into the early morning of the 15th.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Westmoreland, PA · Jun 15, 2015

Thunderstorms developed along a wavy frontal boundary across parts of eastern Ohio and much of southwest Pennsylvania the afternoon of the 14th into the early morning of the 15th.

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Storm Surge/Tide$100K damage

Erie, PA · Mar 14, 1997

Southwest to west gale force winds up to 40 knots, combined with recent high water levels on Lake Erie and waves of six to nine feet, forced the park to close Friday night through Saturday afternoon.

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Flood$30K damage

Beaver, PA · Jul 18, 2011

A shortwave traveling north over a broad ridge in the central U.S dragged a weak cold front over the Ohio Valley. This coldfront set off thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening hours on the 18th.

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Flash Flood$500K damage

Crawford, PA · Jun 19, 1996

Heavy thunderstorm rain caused significant flooding of roads, basements and low lying areas especially in Conneautville. State Route 18 suffered heavy damage, a section of South Center Road was completely washed out, a garage was destroyed, and sidewalks buckled.

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Flood

Tioga, PA · May 5, 2025

Low pressure stationed across western Pennsylvania with a stationary front stationed across the southern tier allowed for widespread rain across the northern tier throughout the day on May 5, 2025.

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Flash Flood

Westmoreland, PA · May 5, 2017

Low pressure moving across the Upper Ohio Valley helped initiate showers and storms, some of which produced heavy rain, gusty wind, and isolated large hail across the region on the 5th.

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Flash Flood$35K damage

Allegheny, PA · Jul 10, 2013

A powerful cold front and upper level trough pushed across the Upper Ohio Valley on July 10th producing widespread severe weather and flash flooding from eastern Ohio, northern West Virginia, and western Pennsylvania. This included 3 separate tornadoes.

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Flash Flood$35K damage

Lawrence, PA · Jul 10, 2013

A powerful cold front and upper level trough pushed across the Upper Ohio Valley on July 10th producing widespread severe weather and flash flooding from eastern Ohio, northern West Virginia, and western Pennsylvania. This included 3 separate tornadoes.

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Flash Flood$35K damage

Washington, PA · Jul 10, 2013

A powerful cold front and upper level trough pushed across the Upper Ohio Valley on July 10th producing widespread severe weather and flash flooding from eastern Ohio, northern West Virginia, and western Pennsylvania. This included 3 separate tornadoes.

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Flash Flood$150K damage

Lackawanna, PA · Jun 13, 2010

Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed across northeast Pennsylvania in the vicinity of a stalled frontal boundary. With a very moist air mass in place across the region, the storms that developed produced very heavy rainfall.

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Flash Flood$500K damage

Wyoming, PA · Apr 2, 2005

A slow moving storm from the Ohio Valley brought 2 to 4 inches of rain on April 2nd and 3rd. Before this storm, the rivers and streams had high flows due to a previous rainstorm March 28th and snowmelt. All towns were affected in the county by flash flooding.

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Flash Flood$100K damage

Beaver, PA · Aug 19, 2011

A slow moving cold front and a moist unstable airmass combined to produce scattered severe thunderstorms and flash flooding across eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania.

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Flash Flood$100K damage

Beaver, PA · Aug 19, 2011

A slow moving cold front and a moist unstable airmass combined to produce scattered severe thunderstorms and flash flooding across eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania.

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Flood$50K damage

Washington, PA · Jun 20, 2011

A stalled frontal boundary was the focus for showers and thunderstorms to develop and train across portions of eastern Ohio, the northern West Virginia panhandle, and western Pennsylvania producing flash flooding and flooding.

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Flash Flood$100K damage

Bradford, PA · Jun 21, 2003

The hardest hit areas were in the northeast quarter of Bradford County, including the townships of Warren, Orwell, and Windham. Creeks came out of their banks. Many roads were closed due to water on the roads. A few closed due to washouts.

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Flash Flood

Washington, PA · Jul 26, 2025

A weak trough and remnant outflows initiated afternoon thunderstorms. Initial single cell development across eastern Ohio ultimately congealed along propagating cold pools and surged southeast.

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Flash Flood

Washington, PA · Jul 26, 2025

A weak trough and remnant outflows initiated afternoon thunderstorms. Initial single cell development across eastern Ohio ultimately congealed along propagating cold pools and surged southeast.

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Flash Flood

Washington, PA · Jul 26, 2025

A weak trough and remnant outflows initiated afternoon thunderstorms. Initial single cell development across eastern Ohio ultimately congealed along propagating cold pools and surged southeast.

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Flash Flood

Washington, PA · Jul 26, 2025

A weak trough and remnant outflows initiated afternoon thunderstorms. Initial single cell development across eastern Ohio ultimately congealed along propagating cold pools and surged southeast.

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