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The excessive runoff could cause flooding of rivers, creeks, streams and other low-lying and flood prone locations, the statement says. Residents should keep an eye on the weather forecast and for ...
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 ...
Many creeks swelled to record levels, in some cases over double their estimated flood stage, and surpassed their banks. Flooding was particularly extensive along the Neshaminy Creek, and in Middletown Township a home was washed 10 ft (3.0 m) from its foundation. [8] Despite barricades, many cars became stranded in the flood waters.
Another flash flood emergency was issued in the northern Pennsylvania town of Westfield. All of these areas were dealing with dangerous flooding, according to the National Weather Service.
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 ...
NOAA/USGS map of river flooding, June 29, 2006, around 1530 UTC. Note the purples and reds in the Northeastern United States. Click the image for a color key. The flooding was attributed to several weather factors that all came together over the region. The primary factor was the stalling of the jet stream just to the west of the Appalachian ...
A procession of winter storms is forecast to bring snow, sleet, ice and potentially flood-inducing rain to sprawling bands of the U.S. this week. The Weather Channel 54 minutes ago
The other is possible changes in the jet stream — the river of air above land that moves weather systems across the globe — that spawn extreme weather. Climate scientists and meteorologists said the immediate cause of the flooding is called a cut-off lower pressure storm system that migrated from an unusually wavy and stalled jet stream.