Torrential rains prompted the National Weather Service to issue a flash flood emergency for Lancaster, Pennsylvania, as area creeks and rivers rose quickly, putting the town’s residents in danger.
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Flash flooding struck Lancaster, Pennsylvania, this summer, trapping people in their vehicles, knocking out power to thousands, and forcing the closing of several roads in town. It was the ninth flood event of the year for Lancaster and the first flood of July. Portions of Pennsylvania received between five and six inches of rain in just 24 hours during the event that started on the last day of June and spilled over into the start of July.
WGAL8 showed footage of cars fully submerged in water that appeared to be at least four feet deep in the Mount Joy area.
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Thunder from the thunderstorms that brought the torrential rain made it hard for 6-year-old Lilah Charnock to sleep. “It was like going to bed after watching something scary,” Lilah told Lancaster Online, which said Lilah and others called it the “worst flooding they have ever seen in the area.” Lilah’s parents had to bail out the nearly three feet of water from their basement after their sump pump failed…