Flood, Westmoreland
- When
- May 25, 5:00 PM EST to May 26, 5:30 AM EST
- Where
- Westmoreland forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
Flooding in Pennsylvania, May 25 to 26, 1997
Widespread heavy thunderstorm rains led to a rapid rise on the Conemaugh River at Seward. Rainfall amounts in the vicinity were between 3 and 4 inches.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $7,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Widespread heavy thunderstorm rains led to a rapid rise on the Conemaugh River at Seward. Rainfall amounts in the vicinity were between 3 and 4 inches. The river crested at 14.6 feet at 11 pm EST, 2.6 feet above the 12 foot flood stage. Nearby homes were flooded along the River. The river fell below flood stage early on the morning of the 26th.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Indiana
- When
- May 25, 5:00 PM EST to May 26, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Indiana forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2,000
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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 25, 1997
- Tornado in Kansas, May 25, 1997
- Heavy Rain in Pennsylvania, May 25, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Texas, May 25, 1997
- Tornado in Maryland, May 25, 1997
- Tornado in Kansas, May 25, 1997
- Tornado in Kansas, May 25, 1997
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, May 25 to 26, 1997
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Virginia, May 25, 1997
- Flood in Ohio, May 25 to 26, 1997
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, May 25 to 26, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 25, 1997
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: 5615194, 5615195.