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Flood — Montgomery, Pennsylvania
August 28, 2011 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 65-year-old woman on her way to work drowned in her car in the Wissahickon Creek in Fort Washington. In addition to the gaged creeks, the Unami Creek flooded in Marlborough Township.||The Schuylkill River at Norristown had major flooding and its fourth highest crest on record, highest since Hurricane Floyd in 1999. The river was above its 13 foot flood stage from 130 a.m. EDT on the 28th through 111 a.m. EDT on the 29th. It crested at 19.76 feet at 145 p.m. EDT on the 28th. ||The West Branch of the Perkiomen Creek at Hillegass was above its 5 foot flood stage from 309 a.m. EDT through 110 p.m. EDT on the 28th. It crested at 5.58 feet at 830 a.m. EDT. The East Branch of the Perkiomen Creek at Schwenksville had major flooding, its fourth highest crest on record and greatest crest since H
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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.