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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.

Flood

Greene, PA · Apr 3, 2018

Moderate rain along a warm front lifting across the upper Ohio Valley resulted in flooding across portions of eastern Ohio and southwestern Pennsylvania on the 3rd, which was further exacerbated by the passing cold front later that evening.

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Flood

Fayette, PA · Apr 3, 2018

Moderate rain along a warm front lifting across the upper Ohio Valley resulted in flooding across portions of eastern Ohio and southwestern Pennsylvania on the 3rd, which was further exacerbated by the passing cold front later that evening.

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Flood

Greene, PA · Apr 3, 2018

Moderate rain along a warm front lifting across the upper Ohio Valley resulted in flooding across portions of eastern Ohio and southwestern Pennsylvania on the 3rd, which was further exacerbated by the passing cold front later that evening.

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Flood

Westmoreland, PA · Apr 3, 2018

Moderate rain along a warm front lifting across the upper Ohio Valley resulted in flooding across portions of eastern Ohio and southwestern Pennsylvania on the 3rd, which was further exacerbated by the passing cold front later that evening.

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Flood

Greene, PA · Apr 3, 2018

Moderate rain along a warm front lifting across the upper Ohio Valley resulted in flooding across portions of eastern Ohio and southwestern Pennsylvania on the 3rd, which was further exacerbated by the passing cold front later that evening.

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Flood

Washington, PA · Apr 16, 2018

A period of moderate to heavy rain in advance of a passing cold front lead to some isolated flooding across the upper Ohio Valley on the 16th.

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Flash Flood

Allegheny, PA · Jul 30, 2019

Showers and thunderstorms were generated by an approaching shortwave. A prefrontal trough in the morning temporarily suppressed the potential for flooding. However, during the afternoon, storms were able to regenerate.

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Flash Flood

Westmoreland, PA · May 16, 2018

In an environment with weak winds aloft, an isolated thunderstorm developed over eastern sections of Allegheny county. This produced significant flash flooding along Route 51 and the Baldwin area.

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Flash Flood

Allegheny, PA · May 16, 2018

In an environment with weak winds aloft, an isolated thunderstorm developed over eastern sections of Allegheny county. This produced significant flash flooding along Route 51 and the Baldwin area.

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Flash Flood

Venango, PA · Jul 19, 2019

A shortwave trough crossed the Great Lakes on July 19th and then dove southward on the eastern flank of an upper ridge. The atmosphere was sufficiently unstable to allow isolated strong storms to develop.

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Flash Flood

Clarion, PA · Jul 19, 2019

A shortwave trough crossed the Great Lakes on July 19th and then dove southward on the eastern flank of an upper ridge. The atmosphere was sufficiently unstable to allow isolated strong storms to develop.

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Flash Flood

Allegheny, PA · Jul 11, 2019

A passing shortwave trough and surface cold front brought scattered showers and thunderstorm on July 11th. Increasing shear, building instability, and mid-level dry resulted in a few strong storms across the area.

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Flash Flood

Berks, PA · Feb 24, 2016

A strong low pressure system moving north through the Great Lakes region, combined with its associated warm front and cold front, copious amounts of moisture, and low level jet, produced strong to severe thunderstorms, heavy rain, flash flooding, and stream flooding in Eastern…

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Flash Flood

Northampton, PA · Feb 24, 2016

A strong low pressure system moving north through the Great Lakes region, combined with its associated warm front and cold front, copious amounts of moisture, and low level jet, produced strong to severe thunderstorms, heavy rain, flash flooding, and stream flooding in Eastern…

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Flash Flood

Philadelphia, PA · Feb 24, 2016

A strong low pressure system moving north through the Great Lakes region, combined with its associated warm front and cold front, copious amounts of moisture, and low level jet, produced strong to severe thunderstorms, heavy rain, flash flooding, and stream flooding in Eastern…

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Flood

Chester, PA · Feb 24, 2016

A strong low pressure system moving north through the Great Lakes region, combined with its associated warm front and cold front, copious amounts of moisture, and low level jet, produced strong to severe thunderstorms, heavy rain, flash flooding, and stream flooding in Eastern…

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Flood

McKean, PA · Jan 12, 2018

A strong cold front crossed central Pennsylvania during the evening of January 12, 2018. The front was preceded by near-record warmth, and accompanied by showers and gusty thunderstorms.

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Flash Flood

Montgomery, PA · Jun 26, 2015

A cluster of showers and thunderstorms formed along gust front and sea breeze front boundaries in southeastern Pennsylvania during the late evening of the 26th and had little movement before they dissipated early on the 27th.

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Flash Flood

Lehigh, PA · Jun 30, 2015

In addition to the severe weather, multiple thunderstorms with heavy rain caused flash flooding in the Lehigh Valley and Poconos on the afternoon and evening of the 30th. The flash flooding in the Poconos persisted into July 1st.

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Flash Flood

Chester, PA · Jun 26, 2015

A cluster of showers and thunderstorms formed along gust front and sea breeze front boundaries in southeastern Pennsylvania during the late evening of the 26th and had little movement before they dissipated early on the 27th.

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Flash Flood

Carbon, PA · Jun 30, 2015

In addition to the severe weather, multiple thunderstorms with heavy rain caused flash flooding in the Lehigh Valley and Poconos on the afternoon and evening of the 30th. The flash flooding in the Poconos persisted into July 1st.

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Flash Flood

Beaver, PA · Sep 9, 2015

Outflow boundaries from convection earlier in the day helped to spark additional thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening on the 9th ahead of an approaching cold front.

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Flash Flood

Beaver, PA · Sep 9, 2015

Outflow boundaries from convection earlier in the day helped to spark additional thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening on the 9th ahead of an approaching cold front.

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Flash Flood

Beaver, PA · Sep 9, 2015

Outflow boundaries from convection earlier in the day helped to spark additional thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening on the 9th ahead of an approaching cold front.

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