Flash Flood in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Flash Flood July 14, 2025 · Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

$500K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Significant residential structural and property damage was caused by flash flooding on Kitchen Creek.

The wider storm

A weak frontal system moving through a warm and excessively moist environment triggered thunderstorms with torrential rainfall. These storms were slow moving and produced copious amounts of rain which led to localized flash flooding of roads, small streams and a few residences over a good portion of northeastern Pennsylvania.

Began near Broadway (41.2600, -76.2600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1286438. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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