Pennsylvania, 2005

Flood in Pennsylvania, January 11 to 12, 2005

January 11 to 12, 2005 · NWS CTP · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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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.

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1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Somerset

When
January 11, 10:00 PM EST to January 12, 12:45 AM EST
Where
Somerset forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.000, -78.450

Heavy rain caused flooding in Somerset County, especially in the Meyersdale area. About seven roads were closed due to flooding, and several basements were also flooded. Two other roads were closed due to flooding and debris from a possible mud slide near Salisbury.

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: 5435868.