Flood, Westmoreland
- When
- January 19, 11:00 AM EST to January 20, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Westmoreland forecast zone
Flood in Pennsylvania, January 19 to 20, 1996
The Conemaugh River, a tributary to the Allegheny River, flows into the Conemaugh Reservoir. Outflow from the reservoir is known as the Kiskiminetas River, which empties into the Allegheny River downstream of Lock 5.
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.
The Conemaugh River, a tributary to the Allegheny River, flows into the Conemaugh Reservoir. Outflow from the reservoir is known as the Kiskiminetas River, which empties into the Allegheny River downstream of Lock 5. Near record flooding occurred on the Conemaugh River at Seward, Pennsylvania. Flooding did not occur on the Kiskiminetas River because of the control provided by the Conemaugh Dam. All river flood damage amounts for Westmoreland County are summarized in the description of the river flooding for the Monongahela River. The Conemaugh River at Seward crested at 20.7 feet, 8.7 feet above its 12 foot flood stage, at 4 pm on the 19th.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in New York, January 19 to 20, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, January 19, 1996
- Flooding in Virginia, January 19 to 22, 1996
- Flooding in Pennsylvania, January 19 to 21, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, January 19, 1996
- Flood in New York, January 19 to 20, 1996
- Flooding in Vermont, January 19 to 20, 1996
- Flooding in New York, January 19 to 20, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, January 19 to 20, 1996
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, January 19, 1996
- Flooding in Maryland, January 19 to 22, 1996
- Flooding in West Virginia, January 19 to 21, 1996
More
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, January 1996
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5544533.