Top10 Highest Historical Crests: Little Juniata River at Spruce Creek, PA

Top10 Highest Historical Crests: Little Juniata River at Spruce Creek, PA

Top10 Highest Historical Crests: Little Juniata River at Spruce Creek, PA Latitude: 40.613 Period of Record: 1936-Present Longitude: -78.141 Flood Stage: 8 Last Flood: 9/10/2018 Number of Floods: 73 Date of Flood Crest (ft) Streamflow (cfs) Weather Summary 3/18/1936 19.1 39,800 Two successive rainstorms combined with snowmelt flooded the Eastern Seaboard from Virginia to Maine. A total of 150 to 200 lives were lost and damage estimates were over $1 million. 6/23/1972 16.98 28,600 Hurricane Agnes made landfall again over southeastern New York on June 22 and moved westward into Pennsylvania. Rainfall totals from June 20-25 range from 2-3 inches in the Upper Potomac to 18 inches near Shamokin, Pennsylvania. 11/25/1950 15.77 23,100 Record breaking cold air spawned a coastal "bomb" that retrograded back to the lower Great Lakes underneath a deep closed vortex. Several inches of rain fell across the area. 9/18/2004 15.46 22,100 The remnants of Hurricane Ivan, combined with a cold front, produced an average rainfall amount of 2-4 inches in NY, 3-7 inches in PA, 1-3.5 inches in NJ and 2 inches in WV. 4/16/1993 14.08 9,470 Thunderstorms produced generally 1-2 inches of rainfall, with locally heavier amounts of 2-4 inches across Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. 1/19/1996 13 16,000 Southerly winds, high dewpoints and intense rainfall caused a rapid snowmelt. The resultant flooding was the worst to hit the entire MARFC area since 1972. 9/9/2004 12.94 15,800 The remnants of Hurricane Frances combined with a low pressure system and produced heavy rain throughout the Mid-Atlantic. Rainfall totals ranged from 2 - 3 inches in New Jersey to 2.5 - 6 inches in Central Pennsylvania. 9/10/2018 12.18 13,000 Remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon produced rain of 4-9 inches on very wet soils leading to major flooding in spots. 11/28/1993 11.95 13,600 A strong, albeit slow moving, low pressure system produced rainfall amounts of between 2 and 3 inches, with heavier amounts of 4 to 5 inches reported. Drainage Area: 220 square miles Data represent all historical events. County of Gage: Huntingdon Gage Datum: 751.15 ft MSL Juniata Basin County of Forecast Point: Huntingdon Created on 1/14/2020 at 10:57:39 AM Page 1 of 2 Date of Flood Crest (ft) Streamflow (cfs) Weather Summary 9/28/1967 11.57 9,740 The Juniata basin received above average rainfall due to a strong cold front that moved through the area. Drainage Area: 220 square miles Data represent all historical events. County of Gage: Huntingdon Gage Datum: 751.15 ft MSL Juniata Basin County of Forecast Point: Huntingdon Created on 1/14/2020 at 10:57:39 AM Page 2 of 2.

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