Flash Flood — Wayne, Pennsylvania

2005-04-03 · near Countywide, Wayne, Pennsylvania

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5447563. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.