Flood — Jefferson, Pennsylvania

2013-06-27 to 2013-06-29 · near Rathmel, Jefferson, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

Emergency manager reported flooding throughout the town of Reynoldsville. Major arteries in and out of the town were made impassable. State Route 322 and 950 had several feet of water in spots. Over a dozen homes were evacuated and several car rescues took place. Several roadways remained closed until Saturday the 29th.

Wider weather episode

A slow moving line of thunderstorms tied to a surface front dropped several inches of rain over northwest Pennsylvania the morning of the 27th. Particularly hit hard were Jefferson and adjacent Clearfield counties, were roads were made impassable by over four to six inches of rainfall. The local EMA Director stated there were 49 water rescues and 50 people were placed in shelters. The hardest hit areas include Punxsutawney, Sykesville, Stump Creek, Big Run. and Reynoldsville. Preliminary damage reports have a total of 347 homes and 34 businesses damaged by flood waters. Of those, nine homes were destroyed and three businesses were a total loss. Damage is already estimated to be about $3 million but could be upwards of $5 million.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 466331. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.