Flash Flood — Bucks, Pennsylvania

2019-05-29 · near Levittown, Bucks, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

The local fire department pulled a male teenager out of the flood swollen Mill Creek in Middletown Township. The individual was kayaking with another male teenage when he fell out of the kayak. The victim was pulled from the creek but later died at Children's Hospital in Philadelphia. A law enforcement official indicated that the creek's high and fast moving water likely contributed to the victims death.

Wider weather episode

Strong to severe thunderstorms brought heavy rain to parts of eastern Pennsylvania, and to parts of northern and central New Jersey during the late afternoon and evening hours of May 29. Rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches fell in a short amount of time, with some locally higher amounts reported.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 816590. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.