Pennsylvania, 2000

Flooding in Pennsylvania, February 27 to 29, 2000

February 27 to 29, 2000 · NWS BGM · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

Unseasonably warm temperatures occurred across the area for several days. This resulted in a considerable amount of snowmelt.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS BGM wrote it up.

Unseasonably warm temperatures occurred across the area for several days. This resulted in a considerable amount of snowmelt. A strong cold front spread rain, which was heavy at times, across the area on Sunday night the 27th. Rainfall amounts between three quarters of an inch to an inch were common. The rain and snowmelt caused area creeks, small streams and rivers to overflow their banks. Local roads and highways were closed due to the flooding. Numerous basements were flooded. Driveways and backyards were turned into rushing rivers. The creeks, small streams and rivers began to slowly subside late on the 28th and during the 29th as cooler temperatures behind the front reduced the amount of runoff.

The radar

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Event by event

5 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Bradford

When
February 27, 2:00 PM EST to February 29, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Bradford forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
41.789, -76.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Lackawanna

When
February 27, 2:00 PM EST to February 29, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Lackawanna forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
41.437, -75.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Luzerne

When
February 27, 2:00 PM EST to February 29, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Luzerne forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
41.177, -75.989 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Susquehanna

When
February 27, 2:00 PM EST to February 29, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Susquehanna forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
41.821, -75.801 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Wyoming

When
February 27, 2:00 PM EST to February 29, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Wyoming forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
41.518, -76.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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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: 5133790, 5133791, 5133792, 5133793, 5133794.