Flash Flood — Cumberland, Pennsylvania

1996-01-19 · near Countywide, Cumberland, Pennsylvania

Wider weather episode

One flood related death occurred in Cumberland County. A 32 year old male drove aroud a barricade near Middlesex. He abandoned his car in the water and was on foot when he fell through ice on the north side of a flooded roadway around 330 am in the morning of January 21st, nearly two days after the onset of the rapid flooding.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5569817. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.