Flood in Cecil, MD — Sep 7, 2011

Flood — Cecil, MD

Sep 7, 2011

Property Damage

$250K

Flood Cause

Heavy Rain

The remnants of Tropical Storm Lee that interacted with a stalled frontal boundary produced several days with periods of heavy rain across the Maryland Eastern Shore from the 5th into the 9th. Event precipitation totals averaged 2 to 5 inches with the highest amounts in Cecil County. The greatest impact was major flooding along the Susquehanna River in Cecil County as even heavier rain fell throughout the Susquehanna River Basin in Pennsylvania and New York State. ||Tropical Storm Lee made lan

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 349544). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Cecil, MD

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Flood — Cecil, MD

Flood Risk Context for Cecil, MD

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