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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

Delaware, PA · Aug 7, 2020

An impulse riding along a west to east boundary stalled near the Mason-Dixon line produced severe thunderstorms and heavy rain across sections of extreme southeast Pennsylvania from late afternoon through the evening hours on August 7th.

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Flash Flood

Bucks, PA · Aug 7, 2020

An impulse riding along a west to east boundary stalled near the Mason-Dixon line produced severe thunderstorms and heavy rain across sections of extreme southeast Pennsylvania from late afternoon through the evening hours on August 7th.

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Flash Flood

Chester, PA · Aug 7, 2020

An impulse riding along a west to east boundary stalled near the Mason-Dixon line produced severe thunderstorms and heavy rain across sections of extreme southeast Pennsylvania from late afternoon through the evening hours on August 7th.

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Flash Flood

Chester, PA · Aug 7, 2020

An impulse riding along a west to east boundary stalled near the Mason-Dixon line produced severe thunderstorms and heavy rain across sections of extreme southeast Pennsylvania from late afternoon through the evening hours on August 7th.

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Flash Flood

Delaware, PA · Aug 7, 2020

An impulse riding along a west to east boundary stalled near the Mason-Dixon line produced severe thunderstorms and heavy rain across sections of extreme southeast Pennsylvania from late afternoon through the evening hours on August 7th.

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Flash Flood

Delaware, PA · Aug 7, 2020

An impulse riding along a west to east boundary stalled near the Mason-Dixon line produced severe thunderstorms and heavy rain across sections of extreme southeast Pennsylvania from late afternoon through the evening hours on August 7th.

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Flash Flood

Delaware, PA · Aug 7, 2020

An impulse riding along a west to east boundary stalled near the Mason-Dixon line produced severe thunderstorms and heavy rain across sections of extreme southeast Pennsylvania from late afternoon through the evening hours on August 7th.

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Flash Flood

Indiana, PA · Jun 27, 2020

Afternoon thunderstorms were able to form along a boundary left by the passage of a decaying mesoscale convective system during the morning hours of the 27th. Dry air aloft led to the development of sufficient downdraft CAPE, allowing a few instances of localized strong wind.

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Flash Flood

Butler, PA · Jun 27, 2020

Afternoon thunderstorms were able to form along a boundary left by the passage of a decaying mesoscale convective system during the morning hours of the 27th. Dry air aloft led to the development of sufficient downdraft CAPE, allowing a few instances of localized strong wind.

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Flood$15K damage

Perry, PA · May 29, 2009

Thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front advancing eastward through the Ohio Valley. The storms produced isolated wind damage and several areas of locally heavy rainfall from the late afternoon hours through the overnight period.

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Coastal Flood

Lower Bucks, PA · Dec 23, 2022

Low pressure moved northward from the eastern Carolinas on the 22nd to eastern Pennsylvania on the morning of the 23rd. It was then absorbed by a stronger low moving across the eastern Great Lakes.

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Coastal Flood

Philadelphia, PA · Dec 23, 2022

Low pressure moved northward from the eastern Carolinas on the 22nd to eastern Pennsylvania on the morning of the 23rd. It was then absorbed by a stronger low moving across the eastern Great Lakes.

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Coastal Flood

Delaware, PA · Dec 23, 2022

Low pressure moved northward from the eastern Carolinas on the 22nd to eastern Pennsylvania on the morning of the 23rd. It was then absorbed by a stronger low moving across the eastern Great Lakes.

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Flash Flood

Lawrence, PA · May 11, 1996

Several small streams and roads were flooded from heavy rain throughout the county. The flooding was most notable in the northern part of the county. Nashua Road near Nashua was flooded. A few cottages along the Little Neshanock Creek sustained damage from flood waters.

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Flash Flood

Allegheny, PA · Aug 5, 2022

Slow moving pulse storms created flash flooding conditions across the region. The storms developed in a very moist, buoyant environment where 2000-3000 J/kg SBCAPE and 1.7-1.9 inch PW values, supported very efficient rainfall rates.

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Flash Flood

Lawrence, PA · Aug 5, 2022

Slow moving pulse storms created flash flooding conditions across the region. The storms developed in a very moist, buoyant environment where 2000-3000 J/kg SBCAPE and 1.7-1.9 inch PW values, supported very efficient rainfall rates.

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Flash Flood

Washington, PA · Aug 5, 2022

Slow moving pulse storms created flash flooding conditions across the region. The storms developed in a very moist, buoyant environment where 2000-3000 J/kg SBCAPE and 1.7-1.9 inch PW values, supported very efficient rainfall rates.

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Flash Flood

Westmoreland, PA · Aug 5, 2022

Slow moving pulse storms created flash flooding conditions across the region. The storms developed in a very moist, buoyant environment where 2000-3000 J/kg SBCAPE and 1.7-1.9 inch PW values, supported very efficient rainfall rates.

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Flash Flood

Westmoreland, PA · Aug 5, 2022

Slow moving pulse storms created flash flooding conditions across the region. The storms developed in a very moist, buoyant environment where 2000-3000 J/kg SBCAPE and 1.7-1.9 inch PW values, supported very efficient rainfall rates.

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Flash Flood

Allegheny, PA · Aug 5, 2022

Slow moving pulse storms created flash flooding conditions across the region. The storms developed in a very moist, buoyant environment where 2000-3000 J/kg SBCAPE and 1.7-1.9 inch PW values, supported very efficient rainfall rates.

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Flash Flood

Fayette, PA · Aug 5, 2022

Slow moving pulse storms created flash flooding conditions across the region. The storms developed in a very moist, buoyant environment where 2000-3000 J/kg SBCAPE and 1.7-1.9 inch PW values, supported very efficient rainfall rates.

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Flash Flood

Washington, PA · Aug 5, 2022

Slow moving pulse storms created flash flooding conditions across the region. The storms developed in a very moist, buoyant environment where 2000-3000 J/kg SBCAPE and 1.7-1.9 inch PW values, supported very efficient rainfall rates.

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Flash Flood

Butler, PA · Aug 5, 2022

Slow moving pulse storms created flash flooding conditions across the region. The storms developed in a very moist, buoyant environment where 2000-3000 J/kg SBCAPE and 1.7-1.9 inch PW values, supported very efficient rainfall rates.

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Flash Flood

Allegheny, PA · Mar 28, 2020

An advancing warm front promoted heavy rain and thunderstorms during the afternoon of March 28th. Substantial breaks in the clouds south of the boundary, along with substantial warm air advection, resulted in around 1500 J/kg of mean-layer CAPE, and substantial (60kts+)…

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