Northampton pa FLOODED IN 1987
Date of flood
September 10 1987
Lacation
Northampton pa walnaport pa
river involved in flood
Lehigh river
Size of area affected
Northampton,Cementon,Allentown, and wallnoport
Flood control measures that were in the place
none
Recovery efforts
FEMA and the EPA came out to help out during and after the flood
additional facts
1 Whitehall cement co donated 50 tons of rock
2 My grandparents were in the flood
3 The lehigh river crested twice during the flood once at 15.6 feet a 3:00 pm and the second at 15.45 feet at 7:00 am