Franek, Benjamin, Physical and Environmental Sciences, Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania – Bloomsburg, 400 E. Second St., Bloomsburg, PA, 17815, bfranek@commonwealthu.edu.
As climate changes due to both natural and human-augmented dynamics, understanding severity and frequency of storm events is essential to successful storm runoff management strategies. Storm data are collected at various spatiotemporal levels and are available to those wishing to understand a particular event. However, where appropriate data are not available, anecdotal evidence regarding storm intensity and impacts may help understand an event and even inform both rebuilding and mitigation efforts. This research investigates one such storm in Pennsylvania from the summer of 2025. When chatting, it was stated by multiple locals that the storm which led to immense damage along a township roadway was the worst that was ever seen in the area. Associated precipitation, which led to said damage, is examined at various scales to elicit storm severity and potentially offer credence to what might otherwise be “just conversation.” Recommendations on utilization of such information are offered.
storm runoff, anecdotal evidence, mitigation