Flash Flood, Fayette
- When
- June 27, 12:54 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette County, Connellsville
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.920, -79.647 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Minor street flooding reported in Connellsville.
Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 27 to 28, 1998
7 flash flood, 6 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $152,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 flash flood, 6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- June 27, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette County, Brownsville to Brownfield
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.020, -79.900
Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- June 27, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washington County, Finleyville
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.250, -80.020
Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees.
Flash Flood, Washington
- When
- June 27, 1:00 PM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washington County, North Portion
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.189, -80.248 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Torrential thunderstorm rains flooded roads and basements across northern portions of the county. Areas most affected include Canonsburg and Finleyville.
Flash Flood, Allegheny
- When
- June 27, 1:10 PM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Allegheny County, Carnegie
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.469, -79.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm rains forced Cambells Run Creek out of its banks.
Flash Flood, Allegheny
- When
- June 27, 1:20 PM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Allegheny County, 2 mi NE of Imperial
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.469, -79.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm rains caused minor flooding on McClaren Run Road.
Flash Flood, Allegheny
- When
- June 27, 1:30 PM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Allegheny County, Mt Lebanon
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.469, -79.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm rains caused minor flooding on McNeilly Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Beaver
- When
- June 27, 7:15 PM EST
- Where
- Beaver County, 1 mi SE of Shippingport
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.620, -80.380
Thunderstorm winds downed two trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Greene
- When
- June 27, 7:20 PM EST
- Where
- Greene County, Crabapple
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.920, -80.480
Thunderstorm winds blew the windows out of a mobile home.
Thunderstorm Wind, Greene
- When
- June 27, 7:35 PM EST
- Where
- Greene County, Graysville
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.930, -80.400
Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Greene
- When
- June 27, 7:45 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Greene County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.870, -80.220
Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and powerlines throughout the county.
Flash Flood, Greene
- When
- June 27, 8:00 PM EST to June 28, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Greene County, 1 mi S of Waynesburg
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.854, -80.223 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm rains produced flooding on SR 218.
Flash Flood, Greene
- When
- June 27, 10:15 PM EST
- Where
- Greene County, Nineveh
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.854, -80.223 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Basement flooding was reported.
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.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in Ohio, June 27 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in West Virginia, June 27 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, June 27 to 30, 1998
- Tornado in Ohio, June 27, 1998
- Flash Flood in New Hampshire, June 27, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Iowa, June 27 to 28, 1998
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Minnesota, June 27, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 27 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Wisconsin, June 27 to 28, 1998
- Heat in Tennessee, June 27, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 27 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, June 27 to 30, 1998
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: 5668707, 5668708, 5668709, 5668710, 5668711, 5668712, 5668713, 5668714, 5668715, 5668716, 5668717, 5668718, 5668784.