Daily Archives: September 5, 2018

New York and Pennsylvania Heavy Rain and Flood Events July and August 2018

In July and August 2018 the area that I live went from quite dry to drenched in a matter of weeks. It was a close call for me, many folks in the surrounding areas were affected by the floods. A few people that  I spoke to stated that the flooding was worse in 2018 than the previous times of river flooding in 2011 and 2006. This flood event was mostly a small stream and creek flooding event and not a main stem river flood event. The flooding came on hard and fast as the rains seemed to train over the area repeatedly. The outlook for September still shows some above average precipitation but, thankfully we have had a tame Hurricane season so far.

NWS Summary of Rain Events for July and August 2018

The National Weather Service out of Binghamton did a nice summary of the rain events and posted it on their site.

https://www.weather.gov/bgm/pastFloodJulyAugust2018

Aerial View of the Flooding near where I live

http://heart-centered-living.org/wellsburg-flooding/