Pennsylvania, 2000

Flash Flooding and Hail in Pennsylvania, August 2 to 3, 2000

August 2 to 3, 2000 · NWS CLE · 15 events in 2 counties and zones

6 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 4 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2.4 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
15

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 Cleveland radar (KCLE), 142 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:12 UTC.

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Event by event

6 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 4 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Erie

When
August 2, 12:10 PM EST
Where
Erie County, Lake City
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.017, -80.350

Hail, Erie

When
August 2, 12:10 PM EST
Where
Erie County, Erie
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.117, -80.083

Walnut size hail fell on the southeast side of Erie.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When
August 2, 12:40 PM EST
Where
Crawford County, Springboro
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.800, -80.367

Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees.

Hail, Erie

When
August 2, 12:47 PM EST
Where
Erie County, Erie
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.117, -80.083

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When
August 2, 12:50 PM EST
Where
Crawford County, Conneautville
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.750, -80.367

Thunderstorm winds downed many trees and power poles along State Route 18 near Conneautville.

Hail, Erie

When
August 2, 12:56 PM EST
Where
Erie County, North East
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.217, -79.767

Thunderstorm Wind, Erie

When
August 2, 1:00 PM EST to 1:15 PM EST
Where
Erie County, Erie
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.117, -80.083

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees in Erie.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When
August 2, 1:15 PM EST
Where
Crawford County, Titusville
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.633, -79.683

Thunderstorm winds downed several large tree limbs.

Flash Flood, Crawford

When
August 2, 3:30 PM EST
Where
Crawford County, Cambridge Spgs
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.685, -80.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

State Route 99 was under one to two feet of water just north of Cambridge Springs.

Flash Flood, Crawford

When
August 2, 5:50 PM EST
Where
Crawford County, Cochranton
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.685, -80.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms dumped heavy rain on Crawford County during the evening hours causing several streams to go into flood near Cochranton.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When
August 2, 8:30 PM EST
Where
Crawford County, Conneautville
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.750, -80.367

Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Conneautville and Springboro. A house was damaged by a fallen tree in Conneautville.

Hail, Erie

When
August 2, 8:45 PM EST
Where
Erie County, Edinboro
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.867, -80.133

Flash Flood, Crawford

When
August 2, 9:30 PM EST to 11:30 PM EST
Where
Crawford County, Countywide
Property damage
$250,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.685, -80.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms dumped heavy rain on northern Crawford County during the evening hours causing many streams and rivers to go into flood. Over a dozen roads were closed in and near Conneautville and Cambridge Springs. Water on some of the roads was over three feet deep.

Thunderstorm Wind, Erie

When
August 2, 10:45 PM EST
Where
Erie County, Erie
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
42.117, -80.083

Thunderstorm winds downed many large limbs.

Flash Flood, Erie

When
August 2, 11:00 PM EST to August 3, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Erie County, Countywide
Property damage
$2.0 million
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.118, -80.098 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms dumped three to four inches of rain on Erie County during the evening hours. Officially 3.14 inches of rain fell at Erie International Airport. Numerous streams and creeks went into flood. Dozens of roads had to be closed because of flooding and water up to 5 feet deep was reported at several underpasses in the City of Erie. Several motorists and their cars were stranded in the high water and had to be rescued by firefighters. Temple Creek near Albion rose 6 feet in less than two hours and prompted the evacuation of 12 homes. Severe flooding also occurred in Mill Creek and Lawrence Park Townships where the foundations of several homes were washed out by flood waters.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
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: 5169919, 5169923, 5169921, 5169920, 5170081, 5169922, 5170078, 5169924, 5170080, 5170082, 5169925, 5170151, 5170083, 5170079, 5170084.