Flooding - Courtesy: Ron Penrod

It was a wet weekend across the Alleghenies and some of us picked up over 2 inches of rain between Friday and Sunday.  The bulk of the rain fell on Saturday, as expected.

Some of the hardest hit areas were in Somerset County as residents in Holsopple were evacuated on Saturday due to the rising waters.  The returned home Sunday to start the clean-up.  It wasn’t all bad as some actually went kayaking in the ocean-like waters of the Stonycreek River near Greenhouse Park in Somerset County.

So how much rain did we pick up?  Have a look below at some of the totals.  These come from the NWS Public Information Statement released Sunday at 2 PM.

Bedford County

Buffalo Mills – 2.32″
Wolfsburg – 1.95″
East Saxton – 1.82″

Blair County

Altoona  – 2.58″
Williamsburg – 2.48″
Tyrone – 2.11″

Cambria County

Belmont – 1.09″

Cameron County

Stevenson Dam – 1.71″

Centre County

State College – 2.13″
Philipsburg – 2.09″

Clinton County

Lock Haven – 1.57″
Renovo – 1.38″

Somerset County

Meyersdale – 2.30″

Our rivers and streams across the Alleghenies crested early Sunday morning.  Have a look at some of the final crests for some of the places we were watching.

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