Flash Flood in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Flash Flood August 11, 2001 · Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

$10.0M

Damage as recorded

The wider storm

Slow moving thunderstorms with torrential downpours caused flash flooding in Salisbury and Upper Saucon Townships in southeastern Lehigh County. Flooding of Main Street businesses resulted in about 10 million dollars in damage. Doppler Radar storm total estimates were between 6 and 8 inches. No serious injuries were reported.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5268673. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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