Pennsylvania, 2000

Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, July 14, 2000

July 14, 2000 · NWS PBZ · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Thunderstorms producing torrential rains moved across western Pennsylvania, dropping between 2 and 3 inches of rain across portions of Indiana, Armstrong and Westmoreland Counties.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 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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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 PBZ wrote it up.

Thunderstorms producing torrential rains moved across western Pennsylvania, dropping between 2 and 3 inches of rain across portions of Indiana, Armstrong and Westmoreland Counties.

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 96 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:59 UTC.

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Event by event

3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Indiana

When
July 14, 4:00 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
Where
Indiana County, Blairsville
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.652, -79.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Minor road flooding was reported in the Blairsville area.

Flash Flood, Armstrong

When
July 14, 4:00 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
Where
Armstrong County, Apollo
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.812, -79.464 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Minor road and basement flooding was reported in the Apollo area.

Flash Flood, Westmoreland

When
July 14, 4:00 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
Where
Westmoreland County, Vandergrift
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.311, -79.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Minor road flooding was reported in the Vandergrift area.

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: 5163405, 5163406, 5163407.