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Flash Flood — Berks, Pennsylvania
July 11, 2019 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Berks
Event narrative (NOAA)
A pregnant woman and her son were trapped in a car that flipped over after being swept against a guardrail on Grist Mill Road near Locust Road along the Ironstone Creek. The two were trapped inside the vehicle, where they both perished. The rescue crew could not reach them until the water receded about 5 hours later.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.