Flash Flood — Lackawanna, Pennsylvania

2025-06-26 · near Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

Road closed due to high water near Mulberry and Prescott Ave.

Wider weather episode

A stationary frontal boundary draped over Northeast Pennsylvania triggered isolated, slow moving thunderstorms with heavy rain during the early to mid-afternoon. These storms drifted over highly urbanized areas and produced excessive rainfall and minor street and poor drainage flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1276248. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.