Pennsylvania, 1998

Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, January 9, 1998

January 9, 1998 · NWS PBZ · 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.

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  • Wind
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  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$20,000
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.

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 20 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:01 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Beaver

When
January 9, 1:00 AM EST to 4:00 AM EST
Where
Beaver County, Countywide
Property damage
$20,000
Coordinates
40.682, -80.349 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Route 68 in Industry was closed due to heavy, flooding, thunderstorm rains. A restaurant in Bridgewater had five feet of water in the basement. Thirty-two homes had flooded basements throughout the county. The Connoquenessing Creek flooded some roads in Franklin Township. Two automobiles were stranded in flood waters in Rochester. Two private bridges were washed out in Daugherty Township, one bridge reportedly was washed downstream into the other.

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: 5638370.