Flood in Beaver, Pennsylvania

Rain from the remnants of Hurricane Frances began early on the 8th and ended by dawn on the 9th. By 540 PM EDT on 8th, many roads were closed by flooding countywide, including Center and Chippewa Townships. By 1030 PM on 8th, many roads flooded, especially in Darlington and Hopewell from Connoquenessing Creek. At this time, the Hopewell shopping plaza began to flood. By 9 AM EDT on 9th, in Bridgewater, 80 boats broke lose from their dock. Later, nearly 250 boats were seen piled up against a bridge. At time unknown, there were mud slides on Rte 18 in Potter Twp, and Rte 68 near Shippingport. By the end of the storm, 300 homes were damaged across the county; 35 roads were flooded, and 39 towns were flooded. Total rain: 4" in Beaver. (FRANCES)