Pennsylvania, 2002Flood in Pennsylvania, May 13, 2002
May 13, 2002 · NWS BGM · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- 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.
What forecasters said that day
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NWS Binghamton, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 13, 8:35 AM EST, 2 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 13, 8:35 AM EST, 2 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
935 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2002
RECENT MSAS ANALYSES SHOW SFC LOW CENTER MOVING ACROSS NW PA ATTM.
THIS DOES NOT CORRELATE WELL WITH THE POSITION OR INTENSITY OF SFC
FEATURES INDICATED BY THE MODELS. WHILE THIS DOES NOT BOLSTER
CONFIDENCE IN ANY ONE PARTICULAR SOLUTION THE AVN GUIDANCE SEEMS TO
BE THE CLOSEST FIT. WILL CONTINUE WITH THE FORECAST AS IS WITH ONLY
SOME TWEAKS TO CLEAN UP FIRST PERIOD WORDING. FLOOD WATCH WILL ALSO
REMAIN IN PLACE WITH THIS UPDATE.
SPORER
...PREVIOUS AFD...
CURRENT...SCATTERED SHOWERS MAINLY ACROSS NE PA AS OF 2 AM. AS
EXPECTED PCPN OVERNIGHT HAS TAPERED OFF AND AREAS OF FOG HAVE
DEVELOPED.
TODAY...WILL CONTINUE THE EXISTING FLOOD WATCH FOR CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE BEST CHANCE FOR HEAVIER
PRECIPITATION TODAY CONTINUES TO BE OVER NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.
AVN AND NGM MDLS FCST 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN OVER NE PA TODAY
WHILE THE ETA AND MESOETA MDLS ARE FURTHER SOUTH WITH THE
HEAVIEST RAIN AND ONLY FCST 0.5 TO 1.0 INCH OF RAIN FOR NE PA. MY
FORECAST USES THE AVN TRACK AND IS FOR 1.0 TO 2.0 INCHES ACROSS THE
WATCH AREA WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4
INCHES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE CATSKILLS AND N.
POCONOS.
FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE REMAINS RELATIVELY HIGH DUE TO SPRING GREEN
UP AND DRY ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS...1.8 TO 3.3 INCHES IN 3 HOURS.
STILL...SOME SMALL STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE RUNNING HIGHER DUE
TO YESTERDAYS RAINFALL AND A HEAVY DOWNPOURS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
CAUSE SOME AREAS TO EXPERIENCE MINOR SMALL STREAM FLOODING TODAY.
WHILE FORECAST PRECIP AMOUNTS ARE SOMEWHAT LESS ACROSS THE S. TIER...
WILL KEEP WATCH UP IN CASE LOW TRACKS A BIT FURTHER TO THE NORTH.
RIVERS WILL SHOW SOME RISES BUT STAY WELL WITHIN THEIR BANKS.
TONIGHT...PRECIP SHOULD TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS IN THE WATCH
AREA DURING THE LATE EVENING. THEREFORE...WILL NOT EXTEND THE WATCH
INTO TONIGHT. WRAP AROUND MOISTURE WILL BRING STEADIER RAIN TO THE
FINGER LAKES AND WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHEAST
ALONG THE COAST. THESE AREAS COULD SEE 0.5 TO 1.0 INCHES OF RAIN
OVERNIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.
TUESDAY...A BRISK SPRING DAY AS TEMPERATURES HOLD NEARLY STEADY
IN THE 40S AND LOW 50S DURING THE DAY...WITH WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO
30 MPH. SHOWERS ARE LIKELY...IN THE MORNING ACROSS THE SOUTH AND
ALL DAY ACROSS THE NORTH AS THE UPPER LOW AND SHORT WAVE MOVE ACROSS
THE AREA. A SNOW SHOWER CANNOT BE RULED OUT FOR SOME OF THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.
BGM...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES TODAY FOR ALL ZONES EXCLUDING ONEIDA,
MADISON, ONONDAGA, CAYUGA AND SENECA.
AHNERT
Flood, Lackawanna
- When
- May 13, 11:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lackawanna County, Clarks Green
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.437, -75.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
In the township of South Abington, flooding occurred due to a blocked two blocked culverts. The flooding was on and around Routes 6/11 between South Abington Road and Turnpike bridge. Water on the road was up to a foot deep. Rainfall over a two day period was in excess of two inches. This rain fell on saturated grounds. Over an inch of rain fell during the daylight hours on May 13th.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 13, 20021 death · 2 injured · $18,000 · 60 kt wind · 20 events
- Rip Current in Florida, May 13, 20021 death · 1 injured · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 13, 20021 death · $3,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events
- Flooding in Alaska, May 13 to 21, 2002$2.2 million · 2 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Maryland, May 13, 2002$355,000 · F1 · 13 events
- Flood in Pennsylvania, May 13 to 14, 20022 injured · $500,000 · 1 event
- Wildfire in California, May 13, 20022 injured · $400,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 13, 2002$83,000 · 52 kt wind · 47 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Maryland, May 13, 2002$170,000 · F1 · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, May 13, 2002$187,000 · 1.75 in hail · 16 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 13, 2002$78,000 · 1 in hail · 33 events
- Wildfire in California, May 13, 2002$250,000 · 1 event
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: 5299597.