Flash Flood, Erie
- When
- September 28, 7:40 AM EST to 10:45 AM EST
- Where
- Erie County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 42.118, -80.098 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, September 28, 1996
Heavy thunderstorm rain caused flooding of creeks, streets, basements and low lying areas. A creek in West Springfield was out of its banks.
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
- $100,000
- 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 CLE wrote it up.
Heavy thunderstorm rain caused flooding of creeks, streets, basements and low lying areas. A creek in West Springfield was out of its banks. Roads were flooded in Girard and Lawrence Park. A creek was out of its banks and many side streets were flooded in Mill Creek Township.
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 145 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:39 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 Maryland, September 28, 1996
- High Wind in Vermont, September 28, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, September 28, 1996
- Flooding in North Carolina, September 28, 1996
- High Wind in New York, September 28, 1996
- Flash Flood in Ohio, September 28, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, September 28, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, September 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: 5564033.