Flash Flood — Lycoming, Pennsylvania

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

Wider weather episode

Six people died in Lycoming County along Lycoming Creek on Friday the 19th. A husband and wife age 77 and 75 were swept away when they tried to drive away from their home in rural Trout Run early in the afternoon. A 68 year old man was last seen in the late morning before he tried to drive away from his hunting cabin at March Hill near Bodines. A 54 year old man attempted to climb to the roof of his trailer and a 38 year old woman fell from the roof of her mobile home in Cogan Station. A 59 year old woman slipped off the roof of her truck that stalled in the water on Lycoming Creek Road in Williamsport.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5569986. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.