2,274 first-hand accounts of flood events in Pennsylvania, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Slow-moving thunderstorms with heavy rain developed along a stalled boundary across the upper Ohio Valley on the 5th through the 6th. A very warm and moist conditions supported heavy rainfall rates that lead to flooding in several counties across the region.
Read the full account →Slow-moving thunderstorms with heavy rain developed along a stalled boundary across the upper Ohio Valley on the 5th through the 6th. A very warm and moist conditions supported heavy rainfall rates that lead to flooding in several counties across the region.
Read the full account →Slow-moving thunderstorms with heavy rain developed along a stalled boundary across the upper Ohio Valley on the 5th through the 6th. A very warm and moist conditions supported heavy rainfall rates that lead to flooding in several counties across the region.
Read the full account →After heavy thunderstorm rains pounded the region and flooded the Cheat River, a tributary of the Monongahela River. The Monongahela River also flooded along part of its stretch. The river crested between 1 and 1.5 feet above flood stage at Lock 4 Charleroi and Lock 3 Elizabeth.
Read the full account →A warm and moist airmass was draped across Ohio on July 5th. Slow moving showers and thunderstorms developed along the afternoon lake breeze and outflow boundaries.
Read the full account →The risk for severe storms continued May 29th as necessary ingredients stayed in place. An unstable/ buoyant atmosphere, wind shear to sustain updrafts, and large scale |ascension with a crossing shortwave were all present.
Read the full account →The risk for severe storms continued May 29th as necessary ingredients stayed in place. An unstable/ buoyant atmosphere, wind shear to sustain updrafts, and large scale |ascension with a crossing shortwave were all present.
Read the full account →The risk for severe storms continued May 29th as necessary ingredients stayed in place. An unstable/ buoyant atmosphere, wind shear to sustain updrafts, and large scale |ascension with a crossing shortwave were all present.
Read the full account →The risk for severe storms continued May 29th as necessary ingredients stayed in place. An unstable/ buoyant atmosphere, wind shear to sustain updrafts, and large scale |ascension with a crossing shortwave were all present.
Read the full account →The risk for severe storms continued May 29th as necessary ingredients stayed in place. An unstable/ buoyant atmosphere, wind shear to sustain updrafts, and large scale |ascension with a crossing shortwave were all present.
Read the full account →The risk for severe storms continued May 29th as necessary ingredients stayed in place. An unstable/ buoyant atmosphere, wind shear to sustain updrafts, and large scale |ascension with a crossing shortwave were all present.
Read the full account →The risk for severe storms continued May 29th as necessary ingredients stayed in place. An unstable/ buoyant atmosphere, wind shear to sustain updrafts, and large scale |ascension with a crossing shortwave were all present.
Read the full account →The risk for severe storms continued May 29th as necessary ingredients stayed in place. An unstable/ buoyant atmosphere, wind shear to sustain updrafts, and large scale |ascension with a crossing shortwave were all present.
Read the full account →On August 22nd, showers and thunderstorms developed near and south of a dewpoint gradient extending from Indiana, PA to New Philadelphia, OH. Outflow from these storms allowed a few additional cells to develop over Allegheny County.
Read the full account →On August 22nd, showers and thunderstorms developed near and south of a dewpoint gradient extending from Indiana, PA to New Philadelphia, OH. Outflow from these storms allowed a few additional cells to develop over Allegheny County.
Read the full account →On August 22nd, showers and thunderstorms developed near and south of a dewpoint gradient extending from Indiana, PA to New Philadelphia, OH. Outflow from these storms allowed a few additional cells to develop over Allegheny County.
Read the full account →Lake Erie continued its seasonal rise in February, rising 4 inches from January to February to a level of 573.82 feet. This level was a new record high monthly mean water level for February, surpassing its previous record set in 1987 by 5 inches.
Read the full account →A small, but potent thunderstorm developed over Clearfield County just north of the town of Clearfield just before 22:00Z Thursday June 2nd, 2016. The storm moved little and by 23Z was producing very heavy rain.
Read the full account →A strong cold front moved through eastern Pennsylvania from west to east during the late morning and early afternoon hours. Heavy downpours associated with this front brought strong to severe wind gusts down to the surface, causing property damage in some places.
Read the full account →A strong cold front moved through eastern Pennsylvania from west to east during the late morning and early afternoon hours. Heavy downpours associated with this front brought strong to severe wind gusts down to the surface, causing property damage in some places.
Read the full account →A strong cold front moved through eastern Pennsylvania from west to east during the late morning and early afternoon hours. Heavy downpours associated with this front brought strong to severe wind gusts down to the surface, causing property damage in some places.
Read the full account →A strong cold front moved through eastern Pennsylvania from west to east during the late morning and early afternoon hours. Heavy downpours associated with this front brought strong to severe wind gusts down to the surface, causing property damage in some places.
Read the full account →A strong cold front moved through eastern Pennsylvania from west to east during the late morning and early afternoon hours. Heavy downpours associated with this front brought strong to severe wind gusts down to the surface, causing property damage in some places.
Read the full account →A cold front dropped across Pennsylvania during the afternoon hours of October 4th. A line of thunderstorms accompanied the front, dropping 1.0 to 1.5 inches of rain across urban portions of Allegheny and Westmoreland Counties in a short period of time.
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