Flash Flood — Dauphin, Pennsylvania

2024-09-21 · near Glenwood, Dauphin, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

Flash flooding of portions of an apartment complex on King George Drive in Lower Paxton Township near the Colonial Park Mall resulted in persons being trapped and evacuated, and the partial collapse of a wall of one apartment building.

Wider weather episode

A warm front approaching central Pennsylvania in an environment of sufficient instability and shear allowed for thunderstorm formation during the late afternoon and evening hours, with multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms crossing the northern tier of Pennsylvania. The multiple rounds of heavy rainfall, coupled with local topography, allowed for flash flooding across hydrologically sensitive areas of Potter and Tioga counties. As thunderstorms progressed southward into the Lower Susquehanna Valley, they began to congeal into a line of thunderstorms producing more widespread wind damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1215944. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.