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Seley died in flash flooding in Pennsylvania on Saturday, and Matilda Sheils, two, (right) and nine-month-old Conrad Sheils, are still missing (Upper Makefield Township Police Department)
Drivers go through the standing flood water on State Rd. caused by the recent rain storm in Bensalem on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. Daniella Heminghaus | Bucks County Courier Times
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro visited the scene of the flooding on Sunday. "Thank you to the first responders who worked through the night to rescue those caught in flood waters and keep people safe.
The National Weather Service says 1.5 to 3 inches of rain is expected to fall in south-central Pennsylvania. Flood watch, wind advisory in effect for central Pa. as storm to deliver heavy rain ...
A modern view of the South Fork Dam. The large gap overlooked by the two wooden terraces pictured is the breach that caused the Johnstown Flood.. The South Fork Dam was an earthenwork dam forming Lake Conemaugh (formerly Western Reservoir, also known as the Old Reservoir and Three Mile Dam, a misnomer), [1] an artificial body of water near South Fork, Pennsylvania, United States.
According to a damage report by the National Climatic Data Center, the borough of Darby in Delaware County was "cut off and decimated" by floods from the Darby and Cobb creeks. [8] Flood waters there, reportedly up to 8 ft (2.4 m) deep, demolished local homes and businesses. In Aston Township, mud accumulated to 3 to 4 ft (0.91 to 1.22 m).
The dam is one of 16 flood control structures in the Corps' Pittsburgh District. [2] With a capacity of 355,000 acre-feet (438,000 dam 3), the lake is usually kept at a much lower level of 5,140 acre-feet (6,340 dam 3), to accommodate flash floods. [1] Water is released as quickly as possible while not exacerbating flooding conditions downstream.
Heavy rains pounded an already saturated Northeast on Sunday for the second time in a week, spurring another round of flash flooding, cancelled airline flights and power outages. Officials in ...