Flood in Luzerne, Pennsylvania

Flood September 18, 2004 – September 20, 2004 · Luzerne, Pennsylvania

$5.0M

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

The north branch of the Susquehanna River at Wilkes-Barre rose above its flood stage of 22 feet midday on the 18th, crested at 35.0 feet at 1:00 AM on the 19th, then slowly fell to be below its flood stage midday on the 20th. This was the third highest crest on record. Rainfall amounts were 4 to 7 inches which started on the 16th and continued into the 18th. This rain was from the remnants of hurricane Ivan.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5425013. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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