Flash Flood — Clarion, Pennsylvania

2025-06-06 · near Curlisville, Clarion, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

State official reported that Craggs Creek has overrun its banks and flooded Highway 68. The road was closed for a period of time.

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 1278200. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.