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| event_type | Heavy Rain |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 5,643,461 |
| episode_id | 2,076,117 |
| begin_utc | 1998-04-09T10:00:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 1998-04-10T09:00:00+00:00 |
| state | PENNSYLVANIA |
| cz_type | C |
| cz_name | BERKS |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| damage_crops | 0 |
| episode_narrative | A low pressure system moved into the central Ohio River Valley the morning of the 9th. Its associated warm front extended east into the Delmarva Peninsula. A second low pressure system developed along this boundary on the Delmarva Peninsula the evening of the 9th and moved rapidly offshore the morning of the 10th. Rain overspread Southeast Pennsylvania the morning of the 9th, but fell at its heaviest during the afternoon and evening of the 9th. Light rain lingered into the morning of the 10th. Storm totals averaged between 1.5 and 2.0 inches with some locally higher amounts especially in Montgomery County. The heavy rain caused flooding along some of the streams in Montgomery and Chester Counties as well as the usual urban and poor drainage flooding. In Chester County, the Valley Creek near Valley Forge briefly crested above its estimated 7 foot flood stage around 8 p.m. EDT. In Montgomery County, the Perkiomen Creek in Schwenksville reached its estimated flood stage of 7 feet at 11 p.m. EDT. It crested at 7.4 feet at 2 a.m. EDT and was back within bankfull at 4 a.m. EDT. The Manatawny Creek flooded in two locations. At Spangsville (in Berks County), it crested and remained at its estimated flood stage of 6 feet from 2 a.m. through 4 a.m. EDT on the 10th. At Pottstown (in Montgomery County), the Manatawny Creek reached its estimated flood stage of 4.5 feet at 2 a.m. EDT on the 10th, crested at 4.9 feet at 5 a.m. EDT and was back within bankfull at 8 a.m. EDT on the 10th.Storm totals included 2.75 inches in Green Lane (Montgomery County), 2.67 inches at the Easton Bridge (Northampton County), 2.19 inches in Fricks (Bucks County), 2.07 inches at the Lehigh Valley International Airport, 2.01 inches in Perkasie (Bucks County), 1.98 inches in Doylestown (Bucks County) and the Blue Marsh Dam (Berks County), 1.90 inches in Hamburg (Berks County) and Neshaminy Falls (Bucks County), 1.89 inches in Valley Forge (Montgomery County), 1.77 inches in Palm (Montgomery County), 1.72 inches in Reading (Berks County), 1.71 inches at the Northeast Philadelphia Airport, 1.65 inches in Glenmoore (Chester County), 1.64 inches in Norristown (Montgomery County), 1.61 inches in Exton (Chester County), 1.52 inches in Crum Creek (Delaware County), 1.50 inches at the Franklin Institute within Philadelphia and 1.02 inches at the Philadelphia International Airport. |
| year | 1,998 |
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