Flood in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Flood June 27, 2006 – June 28, 2006 · Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

$5.0M

Damage as recorded

The wider storm

At Old Forge on the Lackawanna River, moderate flooding occurred. The river rose to the flood stage of 11 feet on June 27th at 12:00 PM EDT. Moderate flooding at 13 feet began June 27th at 2:00 PM EDT. The first crest was 13.39 feet June 27th at 3:15 PM EDT. The second crest was slightly lower than the first at 13.05 feet June 28th at 8:15 AM EDT. The record flood at Old Forge is 20.05 feet from the remnants of Hurricane Diane on August 19, 1955.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5516336. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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