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At least five people died Saturday when they were swept away by torrential floodwaters in Bucks County in suburban Philadelphia, where emergency crews continued searching for two others who ...
Jo Ciavaglia, Bucks County Courier Times July 12, 2024 at 5:05 AM When Zack DePiero visits the home where he grew up, he doesn’t remember the good times he had there, first as a boy, and later a ...
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
In parts of Wilkes-Barre, severe flooding hadn't been seen since Hurricane Agnes of 1972. [63] Over 2,000 homes were damaged in Lebanon County. Damage in the state totaled over $177 million. [64] [65] [66] October 29–30, 2012 – Hurricane Sandy brought over 20 inches (51 cm) of rain to southern Pennsylvania and caused 14 deaths. [67]
Portions of the state also was impacted by flooding on the same day, especially in Northampton County, where severe flash floods occurred and flood damages totaled at $7.55 million. [ 170 ] [ 171 ] [ 172 ] Overall, on all three days, severe weather damages, including some caused by floods, totaled $10.184 million and caused seven fatalities and ...
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 National Weather Service issued a flood watch for Bucks County and the Delaware Valley on Wednesday, April 3. The water levels of the Neshaminy Creek near Langhorne stood at 5.82 feet as of ...
Flooding in Conshohocken, in Montgomery County, on September 2. At least five people were killed in Pennsylvania. In Bucks County, a man drowned in his vehicle in the Unami Creek. [24] The flooding was particularly severe on portions of Interstate 676, leading the highway to take several days to reopen, with a cost of $715,000 to repair. [25]