Pennsylvania, 2000

Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, December 17, 2000

December 17, 2000 · NWS CTP · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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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 Sterling radar (KLWX), 124 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:28 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, York

When
December 17, 10:30 AM EST to 1:30 PM EST
Where
York County, Countywide
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
39.920, -76.726 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

From one to three inches of rain fell across the region from late Saturday night into Sunday morning. Pine Grove reported a 24 hour rainfall of 2.88 inches. 2.54 inches fell in Harrisburg. Reports around 2 inches were common across much of the Susquehanna Region. Small streams flooded, and many roads were closed. Several people were rescued from their cars as they drove into flooded areas.

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: 5165632.