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| event_type | Heavy Rain |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 5,620,198 |
| episode_id | 2,070,757 |
| begin_utc | 1997-09-11T08:00:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 1997-09-11T21:00:00+00:00 |
| state | PENNSYLVANIA |
| cz_type | C |
| cz_name | CHESTER |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| episode_narrative | Showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain caused some urban and poor drainage flooding from northern sections of Chester, Montgomery and Bucks Counties northward through Berks County, the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos. Storm totals averaged between 2 and 5 inches. The heaviest rain fell in Monroe County and storm totals were progressively lighter toward Allentown and Philadelphia. The heavy rain fell in two bursts: during the morning commute hours and again during the mid afternoon. Storm totals included 5.07 inches in Saylorsburg (Monroe County), 4.94 inches in Stroudsburg (Monroe County), 4.26 inches in East Stroudsburg (Monroe County), 3.95 inches in Tobyhanna (Monroe County), 3.02 inches at the Lehigh Valley International Airport, 2.91 inches in Springtown (Bucks County), 2.47 inches in Reading (Berks County), 2.43 inches at the Easton Bridge (Northampton County), 2.25 inches in Green Lane (Montgomery County), 2.15 inches in Doylestown (Bucks County) and 2.04 inches in Glenmoore (Chester County). While the heavy rain swelled streams and creeks throughout the area, no major river related flooding was reported. But the heavy rain did cause some poor drainage flooding and forced officials to close some roadways in Northampton and Lehigh Counties. Within Northampton County, Tatamy, Forks and Palmer Townships were hit the hardest with several roads flooded. In Palmer Township, two cars had to be towed from a flooded roadway. Another from the Easton High School parking lot. Road flooding was also reported in Bethlehem and Lower Saucon Townships. Industrial Drive was closed due to flooding in Bethlehem. In Quakertown (Bucks County), an elderly couple's vehicle stalled on a flooded roadway and was towed. The heavy rain also loosened the ground and a couple of trees in the Lehigh Valley fell over. One tree damaged a porch in Easton, another fell across Church Lane in Forks Township. The frequent lightning from the thunderstorms also caused scattered power outages throughout the Lehigh Valley. About 14,000 homes and businesses lost power on the 11th. |
| year | 1,997 |
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