Pennsylvania, 1998

Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, August 14, 1998

August 14, 1998 · NWS CTP · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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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.

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 78 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:31 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Elk

When
August 14, 7:30 PM EST to 11:30 PM EST
Where
Elk County, North Portion
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.425, -78.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rains fell causing flooding of small streams and basements. Boats were used for water rescue in Clermont.

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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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: 5665880.