Flash Flood — Crawford, Pennsylvania

2006-07-28 · near Countywide, Crawford, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

Another wave of thunderstorms moved across Crawford County and dumped more heavy rain on the county. Up to two additional inches of rain fell on the county between midnight and 3 a.m. causing widespread flooding to redevelop in the county. The central and southern sections of the county saw the worst flooding. Some rainfall totals from the evening of the 27th through the early morning hours of the 28th included: 4.04 inches at Jamestown; 3.26 inches at the Meadville Airport; 2.99 inches at Linesville; 2.90 inches at Blooming Valley and 2.80 inches at Titusville. A large mudslide occurred in Meadville just after 2:00 a.m. About 15 homes had to be evacuated in the southern half of Meadville after 2:30 a.m. because of rapidly rising flood waters. Several motorists in the city had to be rescued from their stalled vehicles. Evacuations also occurred near Conneaut Lake and significant flooding was reported northwest of Linesville after Paden Creek left it's banks and flooded U.S. Route 6. Many other roads in the county also had to be closed because of flooding. Hundreds of homes in the county sustained damage, mainly from basement flooding.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5526330. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.