Flash Flood — Westmoreland, Pennsylvania

2025-07-26 · near Avonmore, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

Report of a couple of trailers surrounded by water with water rescue crews assisting in evacuation.

Wider weather episode

A weak trough and remnant outflows initiated afternoon thunderstorms. Initial single cell development across eastern Ohio ultimately congealed along propagating cold pools and surged southeast. A rich moisture environment was in place with 1000-2000 J/kg MLCAPE and near 30 knots of effective shear. The storms rolled into more favorable DCAPE, as high as 1200 J/kg, farther southeast, and repeated updrafts along outflow produced swaths of damaging wind.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1280541. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.