Feb 29, 2012
Showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain developed in the warm sector along the Mason-Dixon line in the afternoon on the 29th. These showers continued to train over parts of Marion, Monongalia, and Preston counties in West Virginia as well as Garrett County in Maryland. Two to three inches of rain were reported within only a few hours in addition to the rain from earlier in the day with the passage of the warm front. Roads were made impassable by fast moving floodwaters and mudslides. Approxima
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 360875). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Garrett County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.