Jun 7, 2001
An area of showers and thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall moved across western and central Maryland during the early morning hours of the 7th. The heaviest rain fell across western Allegany County where flash flooding was reported. The hardest hit area included Westernport, McCoole, Barton, and Rawlings. Streets and low lying areas became makeshift rivers as creeks overflowed their banks. Four homes received major damage and more than 40 basements were flooded. Flooded or damaged roads
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5254521). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Allegany County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.