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Flash Flood — Montgomery, Pennsylvania
August 4, 2020 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$4K
Area
Montgomery
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 5-year-old girl with autism was swept away by flood waters running through a tributary of Towamencin Creek after wandering away from her nearby family home. Rescuers found the victim's body adjacent to the creek in Fischer's Park after a 22-hour search.
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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.