Flood — Somerset, Pennsylvania

2025-05-13 · near Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

PA Route 601 was closed in both directions just north of Somerset Borough due to standing water on the roadway.

Wider weather episode

A deep stream of moisture was pulled northwestward from the Atlantic Ocean into the mountains of south-central Pennsylvania around an upper level low centered over the Ohio Valley during the afternoon and evening hours of May 13. 2025. This led to extensive flooding and flash flooding across Somerset County and southwestern Bedford County, and more sporadic flooding from the remainder of Bedford County eastward into Fulton and Franklin counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1246059. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.