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Flooding in Reading and Berkshire Bad weather and floods have badly affected parts of Reading Winnersh and Sonning in January. This data was used in frequency calculations.

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By the time the storm ended on the 23rd about 86 inches of rain had fallen on Berks in only a little over 24 hours.

. Each postcode is assigned a risk of high medium low or very low and then plotted on a Reading flood map. Flood risk overview for Southeast Reading. Flood Categories in feet Historic Crests 1 3130 ft on 06221972 2 2375 ft on 06282006 3 2040 ft on 09082011 4 1750 ft on 04161983 5 1736 ft on 01251979 Show More Historic Crests P.

Historic Flood FEATURES for Central PA. Pottstown PA 19464. Some of the floods are based on current flood stage and nearby gage information.

There are 932 properties in Southeast Reading that have greater than a 26 chance of being severely affected by flooding over the next 30 years. Hundreds of people were evacuated and over a hundred homes destroyed. In addition to damage on properties flooding can also cut off access to utilities emergency services transportation and may.

This represents 12 of all properties in the neighborhood. Where an area is flooded out we go in. 07-17-19 ReadingPA Flash Flooding In The City Of Reading 1545 views 57 Dislike Share Save Live Storms Media 307K subscribers NOT FOR BROADCAST Contact Brett Adair with Live Storms Media to.

Crest information looks reliable despite potential problems. Someone stranded in a vehicle and well just put them on this vehicle and move them to dry land Police Evidence Technician Kevin. The heaviest rain 12 to 16 inches fell in a corridor from Williamsport South through Harrisburg and York.

The Schuylkill River in Reading fell back below flood stage Thursday afternoon a few hours after it crested at 1702. Rob Thompson University of Reading The water cant soak in easily most of it just runs straight off the surface which can quickly turn. Floodwater reached beyond 2nd street.

Fifty years ago a 16-foot tidal wave of water more ferocious than the worst of Idas flooding in the Philly region erupted from Chester Creek killed 10 people and rampaged through the downtown. Recent Crests 1 1695 ft on 09022021 2 1157 ft on 05012014 3 2040 ft on 09082011. Reading includes low medium high and.

Rescue crews were sent to stranded. Patricks Day floods affected all areas of Pennsylvania - Easton. In Reading the Schuylkill River crested to a record high of 313 feet.

Hurricane Agnes Flooding of June 1972. Johnstown Flood May 31 1889 Andrew Malone The South Fork Dam was erected fourteen miles upstream from Johnstown and it created the Lake Conemaugh reservoir. This application depicts 1 annual chance floodplain boundaries in an online map environment.

The floods of 1936 occurred throughout Pennsylvania March 17-20 and became known as the St. At 3 pm the river was at. Aug 02 2020 at 1250 pm Furious thunderstorms unleashed torrents of rain Sunday morning over Berks County primarily from Reading north in a historic deluge.

Given the very saturated soils from recent heavy rain events additional brief heavy rainfall of 1 to 2 inches may quickly lead to flooding of flood prone and other low-lying areas due to. View this map. Crest height is from the National Weather Service.

Pennsylvania News A flood deadlier than Idas devastated downtown Chester in 1971. Home Builders Air Conditioning Contractors Systems General Contractors 610 427-5241. Requesting Flood Map Changes.

Crest height affected by backwater. Flood Climatology How normal is flooding. The Schuylkill River in Reading has crested but it remains above flood stage as it continues to rage through Berks County with the rainfall from what was Hurricane Ida.

Pennsylvania Flood Risk Tool View the Pennsylvania Flood Risk Tool an interactive web map application developed by Penn State University with funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA. According to forecasters Mondays storms dumped 6 to 10 inches of rain in just 3 to 4 hours swelling the Delaware River in Bucks County. Preliminary values subject to further review.

Crest height estimated by the USGS. The 1977 Johnstown Flood. Two Berks Countians lost their lives.

Rainfall amounts across central Pennsylvania for the four-day period from June 20th through June 24th 1972 ranged in general from 8 to 10 inches and caused widespread flooding. Floods Landworks in Reading PA. Sonning Bridge was closed as well as roads.

Name A - Z Sponsored Links. From floods to fires nuclear meltdowns to mine explosions here are the worst disasters that have occurred in the state of Pennsylvania. In central Pa Swatara Creek in Hershey and the Conestoga River in Lancaster are expected to at least reach their action stages according to NWS meteorologist Rachel Gutierrez.

Isolated amounts however approached 18 inches. Reading Flood Map Reading Flood Map Map of Reading Berkshire postcodes and their flood risks.

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