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On March 17 and 18, 1936, the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, witnessed the worst flood in its history when flood levels peaked at 46 feet (14 m). This flood became known as The Great St. Patrick’s Day flood, and also affected other areas of the Mid-Atlantic on both sides of the Eastern Continental Divide.
Flash flooding caused by relentless heavy rains that soaked western Pennsylvania spurred numerous rescues and evacuations in the region, but no injuries were reported. The National Weather Service ...
Parts of the Northeast have been left reeling after Ida caused catastrophic flash flooding and took at least 49 lives across five states - New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Connecticut.
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 ...
A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) worker with a flood victim from Floyd in Philadelphia Floyd's rain affecting Pennsylvania, and surrounding states. September 16, 1999 – Hurricane Floyd, which was a tropical storm by the time it reached Pennsylvania, caused 13 deaths and 10 inches (250 mm) of rain in the eastern part of the ...
Water outages are also being reported around the city with no estimated time of restoration. A curfew is in effect for the city of Asheville, starting at 7:30 p.m. and ending the next morning at 7 ...
During the height of the storm, record to near-record flooding occurred along the eastern side of the Appalachians across eastern and central sections of the state. The Schuylkill at Fairmount Dam reached its highest stage since 1902. [2] In Pittsburgh, 30.5 inches (77 cm) of snow accumulated
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