Flash Flood in Venango County, Pennsylvania

Flash Flood February 19, 2026 · Venango County, Pennsylvania

$5K

Damage as recorded

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Emergency management reported that an ice jam had broken loose on Oil Creek and was moving downstream toward Oil City where ice was jammed at the mouth of the creek. The water rose rapidly and flooded portions of Seneca Street before all of the ice began moving out of the creek into the Allegheny River.

The wider storm

After a prolonged cold period that allowed for rapid river ice growth, a period of unusual warm temperatures helped to melt and rot the ice. During the melt process, some ice jams were observed along the Allegheny River and other tributaries along the Beaver and Ohio Rivers.

Began near Oil City (41.4380, -79.7101).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1321419. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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