Pennsylvania, 1997Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, May 25, 1997
May 25, 1997 · NWS CTP · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
4 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Wind
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- Heat and drought
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- Fire, smoke and dust
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Flash Flood, Blair
- When
- May 25, 4:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Blair County, Roaring Spg
- Coordinates
- 40.481, -78.349 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
2 to 4 inches of rain fell across the four county area flooding small streams and poor drainage areas.
Flash Flood, Bedford
- When
- May 25, 4:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bedford County, Bakers Summit
- Coordinates
- 40.007, -78.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Cambria
- When
- May 25, 4:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cambria County, Johnstown
- Coordinates
- 40.495, -78.714 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Somerset
- When
- May 25, 4:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Somerset County, Windber
- Coordinates
- 39.972, -79.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 25, 19972 injured · $1.0 million · F2 · 48 events
- Tornado in Kansas, May 25, 1997$1.9 million · F2 · 1 event
- Heavy Rain in Pennsylvania, May 25, 19971 death · 8 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Texas, May 25, 1997$100,000 · F2 · 13 events
- Tornado in Maryland, May 25, 1997$250,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado in Kansas, May 25, 1997$250,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Tornado in Kansas, May 25, 1997$75,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, May 25 to 26, 1997$200,000 · 1 event
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Virginia, May 25, 1997$100,000 · F0 · 2 events
- Flood in Ohio, May 25 to 26, 1997$100,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, May 25 to 26, 1997$100,000 · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 25, 1997$15,000 · F1 · 7 events
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: 5615751, 5615752, 5615753, 5615754.