Flash Flood, Jefferson
- When
- April 30, 10:30 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Lanes Mills
- Coordinates
- 41.128, -78.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, April 30, 1996
Rattlesnake Creek from near Lanes Mills to just south of Brockway was out of its banks and flooding low-lying areas. Flood waters reached Route 219 along the creek, but no significant road flooding was reported.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
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- Marine and coastal
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS PBZ wrote it up.
Rattlesnake Creek from near Lanes Mills to just south of Brockway was out of its banks and flooding low-lying areas. Flood waters reached Route 219 along the creek, but no significant road flooding was reported.
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:31 UTC.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Tornado in Florida, April 30, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, April 30, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Florida, April 30, 1996
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5544976.