Flash Flood — Lawrence, Pennsylvania

2025-06-06 · near New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania

$25K

Property damage

Event narrative

Several reports of manhole covers being blown off in the city of New Castle. Also a transit van was stuck in the middle of the road with water over the tires. Flooding is also being reported on Covert Road.

Wider weather episode

Several rounds of thunderstorms trained over portions of Lawrence, Allegheny, Westmoreland Clarion and Beaver counties on June 6th. This was a result of a very moist airmass and a stationary boundary located over northern Ohio and northwestern Pennsylvania. Flash flooding was reported in the aforementioned counties with considerable flooding noted in Allegheny county.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1278108. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.