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Troy is located in western Bradford County at (41.782180, -76.789561 It is surrounded by Troy Township but is separate from it. U.S. Route 6 passes through the borough, leading east 20 miles (32 km) to Towanda, the county seat, and west 17 miles (27 km) to Mansfield.
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). In Conshohocken, a rail car carrying 10 people became trapped in rapidly rising flood waters. After a rescue boat capsized en route, a few of the passengers held onto a tree awaiting ...
During the 1860s, the Johnstown Water Company was planning new infrastructure to meet the municipal water needs of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Laurel Run and Wild Cat Creeks were initially selected as sources and a dam was constructed on Laurel Run Creek in 1869 that impounded the 9 million US gallons (34,000 m 3) Laurel Run reservoir No. 1.
Debby’s heavy rain, flooding and tornado threats spanned hundreds of miles of the eastern United States Friday as it raced north toward the Northeast. Debby’s heavy rain, flooding and tornado ...
Flood watch in effect for southcentral Pa. counties: National Weather Service. Gannett. Teresa Boeckel, York Daily Record. March 22, 2024 at 11:04 AM. A flood watch has been issued for Adams ...
Flood watch issued for Poconos, eastern Pa. as heavy rain expected. Gannett. Kathryne Rubright, Pocono Record. December 17, 2023 at 9:23 AM. Eastern Pennsylvania, including Carbon, Monroe, Pike ...
September 1996 – Tropical Storm Fran caused flash flooding in about 15 Western Pennsylvania counties as rainfall up to 7 inches (18 cm) (178 mm) caused the Juniata River to overrun its banks, with flash flooding also occurring. [41] August 29 – 31, 1999 – Hurricane Dennis caused tropical depression force winds and five inches (127 mm) of ...
That flood also reached Pittsburgh, where it was known as the Pittsburgh Flood of 1936. Following the 1936 flood, the United States Army Corps of Engineers dredged the Conemaugh River within the city and built concrete river walls, creating a channel nearly 20 feet (6.1 m) deep. Upon completion, the Corps proclaimed Johnstown "flood free".