Flood — Beaver, Pennsylvania

2004-05-22 to 2004-05-23 · Beaver, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

At 11 AM EDT, Enon Valley report road flooding; roads in Darlington were flooded by the North Fork of the Little Beaver Creek; Routes 251 and 588 were flooded near Beaver Falls; other roads flooded near Big Beaver. By 5 PM EDT on 22nd, in Darlington, houses were flooded along the North Fork of Little Beaver Creek. Routes 51, 168, 351, and 551 flooded. At least 60 families had to be evacuated after their homes were surrounded by water. Some residents went to the rooftops to wait for rescue. By 930 PM on 22nd, Route 51 was still flooded and some houses were still surrounded by flood waters in or near Darlington. By 3 AM on 23rd, flood waters had receded somewhat, but Route 51 near Darlington remained flooded until just before noon. A total of 350 homes and businesses had flood damage. 160 of those homes were in Darlington Twp. Five inches of rain fell in 24 hrs.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5399326. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.