A boat is wedged beneath a telephone pole and its guy wires along Renfrew's Main Street on Sept. 17, 2004, The Connoquenessing Creek, swelled by the remnants of Hurricane Ivan that dumped more than 5 inches of rain on the area, overflowed Sept. 16, causing massive flooding. The wtaer had receded back into the creek banks by the morning of Sept. 17.

Sam Beer of Second Street in Freeport takes a break from cleaning out his basement on Sept. 20, 2004, to show how high the water got during the flooding on Sept. 16 and 17. The home's first floor is built at least 4 feet above street level. Residents of the borough were evacuated from their homes around 4 a.m. on Sept. 17 and weren't allowed to return until 8 p.m.<br></br><br></br>

A truck eases through the floodwaters from Connoquenessing Creek on Route 38 in Butler Township on Sept. 9, 2004, after a record rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane Frances. Some residents had to be rescued by boat from their homes. It was a omen of things to come - the ground was still saturated when the remnants of Hurricane Ivan struck a week later.<br></br><br></br>

Debris from Zelienople's water plant dries in the sun on Sept. 21, 2004. The plant was rendered useless when the nearby Connoquenessing Creek surged out of its banks on Sept. 16 after the remnants of Hurricane Ivan struck the region.<br></br><br></br>

This house on East Main Street in Evans City suffered severe flood damage after Breakneck Creek overflowed its banks on Sept. 17, 2004. The remnants of Hurricane Ivan brought high water to many municipalities in Butler and Allegheny counties that weekend.