Pennsylvania, 1996

Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, November 8, 1996

November 8, 1996 · NWS CTP · 1 event in 1 county or zone

5 million in damage to roads and bridges in the county and destroyed 2 dozen homes and heavily damaged many others. County declared a disaster area.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2.5 million
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 CTP wrote it up.

Flooding caused $2.5 million in damage to roads and bridges in the county and destroyed 2 dozen homes and heavily damaged many others. County declared a disaster area.

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 113 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:22 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Tioga

When
November 8, 8:20 AM EST
Where
Tioga County, Wellsboro
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
41.772, -77.254 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

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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: 5581493.