Flash Flood, Washington
- When
- February 28, 12:40 AM EST to 1:30 AM EST
- Where
- Washington County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 40.189, -80.248 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, February 28, 1996
Flood waters caused street and basement flooding in Roscoe. One foot of water was reported on Route 88 in Roscoe.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $5,000
- 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.
Flood waters caused street and basement flooding in Roscoe. One foot of water was reported on Route 88 in Roscoe. Wood Run Hollow overflowed its banks. Water covered a bridge in Elco. Some basement flooding and poor drainage flooding was reported in California.
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 38 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:37 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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- High Wind in Oregon, February 28 to 29, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, February 28 to 29, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 28 to 29, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, February 28, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, February 28, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, February 28, 1996
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, February 28, 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: 5541256.