Flash Flood — Lehigh, Pennsylvania

2020-08-04 · near Coopersburg, Lehigh, Pennsylvania

Direct deaths

$3K

Property damage

Event narrative

A car driven by a 44-year-old woman was swept away by flood waters along the 6300 block of North Main Street in Upper Saucon Township near a bridge that passes over Laurel Run. The victim was pronounced dead later in the day after the waters receded.

Wider weather episode

Tropical Storm Isaias brought high winds, heavy rain, several tornadoes, and coastal flooding to the mid-Atlantic region, becoming the most impactful tropical cyclone to impact most of the region since Sandy in 2012. Flash flooding as a result of heavy rain caused two direct deaths from this event...one in Lehigh County and the other in Montgomery County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 928258. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.