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Flash Flood — Lehigh, Pennsylvania
August 4, 2020 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$3K
Area
Lehigh
Event narrative (NOAA)
A car driven by a 44-year-old woman was swept away by flood waters along the 6300 block of North Main Street in Upper Saucon Township near a bridge that passes over Laurel Run. The victim was pronounced dead later in the day after the waters receded.
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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.