2,274 first-hand accounts of flood events in Pennsylvania, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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+)…
Read the full account →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+)…
Read the full account →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+)…
Read the full account →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+)…
Read the full account →Strong high pressure located in eastern Canada and slow moving low pressure approaching from the southeastern states resulted in a prolonged onshore flow along the Middle Atlantic coast.
Read the full account →Strong high pressure located in eastern Canada and slow moving low pressure approaching from the southeastern states resulted in a prolonged onshore flow along the Middle Atlantic coast.
Read the full account →Strong high pressure located in eastern Canada and slow moving low pressure approaching from the southeastern states resulted in a prolonged onshore flow along the Middle Atlantic coast.
Read the full account →Strong high pressure located in eastern Canada and slow moving low pressure approaching from the southeastern states resulted in a prolonged onshore flow along the Middle Atlantic coast.
Read the full account →Strong high pressure located in eastern Canada and slow moving low pressure approaching from the southeastern states resulted in a prolonged onshore flow along the Middle Atlantic coast.
Read the full account →Strong high pressure located in eastern Canada and slow moving low pressure approaching from the southeastern states resulted in a prolonged onshore flow along the Middle Atlantic coast.
Read the full account →Flash floods occurred over mainly the northwest parts of Westmoreland County.Small streams went out of their banks and flooded parts of Route 22 in Murrysville. Some street flooding was also reported in New Kensington.
Read the full account →Heavy rains continued to pelt the Poconos in Luzerne County late Monday night and early Tuesday morning the 26th. As a result, flash flooding began around the Hazelton area. There were numerous roads flooded around the town including Route 93.
Read the full account →On the Monongahela River, Charleroi rose above its 28 ft flood stage at 1 AM on the 7th, crested at 30.2 ft at 7 AM on the 7th, and fell below flood stage at 10 PM on the 7th.
Read the full account →A strong backdoor cold front moved from northeast to southwest across the area late Saturday afternoon April 15th into Sunday morning April 16th.
Read the full account →A strong backdoor cold front moved from northeast to southwest across the area late Saturday afternoon April 15th into Sunday morning April 16th.
Read the full account →A strong backdoor cold front moved from northeast to southwest across the area late Saturday afternoon April 15th into Sunday morning April 16th.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →A lingering upper level low pressure system drifting across Pennsylvania promoted low convective temperatures, allowing numerous showers and thunderstorms to develop, which concentrated near disturbances around the upper low.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms formed along a nearly stationary boundary that crept southeastward from the Great Lakes. Precipitable water values of around 1.6 inches and weak steering flow along the boundary led to a few areas of training thunderstorms.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms formed along a nearly stationary boundary that crept southeastward from the Great Lakes. Precipitable water values of around 1.6 inches and weak steering flow along the boundary led to a few areas of training thunderstorms.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms formed along a nearly stationary boundary that crept southeastward from the Great Lakes. Precipitable water values of around 1.6 inches and weak steering flow along the boundary led to a few areas of training thunderstorms.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms formed along a nearly stationary boundary that crept southeastward from the Great Lakes. Precipitable water values of around 1.6 inches and weak steering flow along the boundary led to a few areas of training thunderstorms.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms formed along a nearly stationary boundary that crept southeastward from the Great Lakes. Precipitable water values of around 1.6 inches and weak steering flow along the boundary led to a few areas of training thunderstorms.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms formed along a nearly stationary boundary that crept southeastward from the Great Lakes. Precipitable water values of around 1.6 inches and weak steering flow along the boundary led to a few areas of training thunderstorms.
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