Flood in Adams County, Pennsylvania

Flood July 12, 2025 · Adams County, Pennsylvania

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Water was reported to be across the roadway on Race Trak Road, approximately four miles north of Hanover.

The wider storm

Showers and thunderstorms began to develop in a highly unstable and moist atmosphere during the afternoon hours of July 12, 2025. Thunderstorms largely remained sub-severe; however, low effective bulk shear values led to slow-moving thunderstorms to occur across potions of southern Pennsylvania, with rainfall rates exceeding two inches per hour across portions of Adams County.

Began near Abbottstown (39.8646, -77.0004).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1278027. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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