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Flash Flood in Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Flash Flood July 14, 2025 · Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Heavy rain from thunderstorms produced flash flooding in Chambersburg with water rescues occurring on Hollywell Avenue, Kohler Road, and West Commerce Street.
The wider storm
A fairly moist and unstable environment ahead of a shortwave trough allowed for showers and thunderstorms to begin forming across central Pennsylvania during the morning hours of July 14, 2025. Showers and thunderstorms became more numerous into the early afternoon hours, pushing eastward through the evening hours. Saturated soils across eastern Pennsylvania from recent flooding allowed for numerous instances of flash flooding, including numerous water rescues in York, Lancaster, and Lycoming counties. In particular, Rapho Township (York County) observed multiple flooded roadways, water rescues, and flooding impacting homes and businesses during the evening hours. Thunderstorms also produced a couple instances of wind damage in northern York County.
Began near Chambersburg (39.9256, -77.6725).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1279915. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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