Flash Flood — Northumberland, Pennsylvania

2023-07-09 · near Seven Pts, Northumberland, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

Heavy rainfall estimated around 3 inches caused flash flooding east of Sunbury, with emergency responders conducting a water rescue on Plum Creek Road.

Wider weather episode

Showers and thunderstorms developed in a warm and humid airmass over central Pennsylvania with moderate CAPE and very little CIN ahead of an approaching cold front. A few of the storms produced sporadic wind damage, and the widespread nature of this activity allowed the event to evolve into a flash flooding threat as well.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1107100. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.