2,274 first-hand accounts of flood events in Pennsylvania, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
The Susquehanna River at Waverly, New York and Sayre, Pennsylvania went above its flood stage of 11 feet during the evening of the 25th, crested at 12.52 feet at 8:30 AM EST on the 26th, then fell back below flood stage midday on the 27th.
Read the full account →By 945 PM on 5th, Ambridge and Leetsdale reported flooding; and Barclay Hills Rd west of Vanport flooded after 2 inches of rain. 200 homes flooded in some way. Roads still flooded Noon on the 6th.
Read the full account →Basement flooding began at 718 PM EDT on 8th. At 827 PM, Dinnerbell Rd flooded in Saxonburg. By 10 PM, evacuations began west of Butler. By 8 AM on 9th, roads were still closed near Butler; and people were evacuated in Evans City and Harmony.
Read the full account →A warm front remained relatively stationary across the Upper Ohio Valley on January 3rd. An anomalously moist and warm air mass surged northward into the zone of convergence associated with the boundary, and combined with elevated instability to create enhanced rainfall rates.
Read the full account →A warm front remained relatively stationary across the Upper Ohio Valley on January 3rd. An anomalously moist and warm air mass surged northward into the zone of convergence associated with the boundary, and combined with elevated instability to create enhanced rainfall rates.
Read the full account →A warm front remained relatively stationary across the Upper Ohio Valley on January 3rd. An anomalously moist and warm air mass surged northward into the zone of convergence associated with the boundary, and combined with elevated instability to create enhanced rainfall rates.
Read the full account →A nearly stationary frontal boundary across the upper Ohio valley was the focus for severe thunderstorms. A few supercells developed along the front with one severe thunderstorm producing a tornado in Tuscarawas county Ohio.
Read the full account →A shortwave moving across the region in the afternoon helped to produce showers and thunderstorms, some of which became severe. In addition weak upper level flow allowed for several storms to produce heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed ahead of and along a strong cold front the afternoon and evening of the 20th. While heavy rains of 2 to 4 inches in 24 hours were reported across the region, only isolated flash flooding was reported.
Read the full account →The Clarion River flows into the Allegheny River at Parker, Pennsylvania. Ice jams contributed to what was near record flooding for the Clarion River at Cooksburg, Pennsylvania. The Clarion River at Cooksburg crested at 16.4 feet, 3.4 feet above flood stage on the 19th at 11 pm.
Read the full account →A strong Atlantic coast storm brought heavy rain with amounts between 1 and 3 inches on the 28th. A few locations had over 3 inches. In addition, snowmelt was causing elevated river flows before the rain started late on the 27th.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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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