Flash Flood — Montgomery, Pennsylvania

2020-08-04 · near Worcester, Montgomery, Pennsylvania

Direct deaths

$4K

Property damage

Event narrative

A 5-year-old girl with autism was swept away by flood waters running through a tributary of Towamencin Creek after wandering away from her nearby family home. Rescuers found the victim's body adjacent to the creek in Fischer's Park after a 22-hour search.

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 928259. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.