Flash Flood — Schuylkill, Pennsylvania

2025-08-16 · near Friedensburg, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

A stationary thunderstorm producing heavy rain caused flash flooding in Washington Township, with gauge reports indicating localized rainfall totals between 4 to 6 in two hours. Water was observed over multiple roadways in Washington Township with multiple residences reporting instances of basement flooding.

Wider weather episode

Diurnally driven showers and thunderstorms from the late evening hours of August 15, 2025 continued into the early morning hours of August 16th across eastern Pennsylvania. A non-severe thunderstorm drifted northward into Schuylkill County, producing efficient rainfall in a favorable moist environment, with gauge reports indicating between 3 and 6 inches of rainfall in a two-to-three hour timeframe. Flash flooding was observed in portions of Washington Township, with flooded roadways and basements. Diurnally driven showers and thunderstorms once again cropped up during the afternoon and evening hours of August 16, 2025 with locally heavy rainfall in Franklin County allowing for flooded roadways along the East Branch of Antietam Creek.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1279549. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.