natural disasters

  • great blizzard of 1888

    great blizzard of 1888

    a huge snow storm in PA that caused lots of disruption and expensive recovery efforts
  • johnstown flood

    johnstown flood

    may 31st, 1889 johnstown PA
    a flood caused my the failure of south fork dam leading to widespread distruction
  • st paticks day floods

    st paticks day floods

    Heavy rain and snowmelt led to severe flooding along rivers throughout the state
  • hurricane agnes

    hurricane agnes

    june 1972
    a hurrican that brougth widespread destructive flooding across PA causing lots of damage and loss of life
  • tornado outbreak

    tornado outbreak

    1985 in PA
    only F5 tornado recorded in PA and caused lots of damage and deaths
  • blizzard of 1996

    blizzard of 1996

    A huge winter storm, sometimes referred to as the "Blizzard of 96," caused lots of disruptions and flooding because of snowmelt.
  • tropical storm allison

    tropical storm allison

    caused significant flooding across Pennsylvania.
  • tropical storm Lee Flooding

    tropical storm Lee Flooding

    this strorm brought lots of rain to PA and caused lots of flood especially along the Susquehanna River
  • hurricane sandy

    hurricane sandy

    a very powerful storm that caused lots of damage and extensive flooding in the southern part of the state.
  • hurricane ida

    hurricane ida

    this storm caused major flooding especially in eastern Pennsylvania along the Schuylkill River.