Flash Flood in Wayne County, Pennsylvania

Flash Flood April 3, 2005 · Wayne County, Pennsylvania

$3.0M

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

The wider storm

A slow moving storm from the Ohio Valley brought 1 to 3 inches of rain on April 2nd and 3rd. Before this storm, the rivers and streams had high flows due to a previous rainstorm March 28th and snowmelt. All towns were affected in the county by flash flooding. Roads, bridges and buildings were damaged. The hardest hit areas from the flash flooding were in the northern part of the county. Some of the towns most impacted were Damascus, Manchester, Scott, Buckingham, Starucca, and Mt. Pleasant. Numerous creeks and streams came out of their banks.

Began near Countywide (41.6167, -75.2500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5447563. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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