Sep 3, 2003
An area of showers and thunderstorms with very heavy downpours moved through North Central Maryland during the evening of the 2nd. Up to 6 inches of rainfall caused significant flooding in Eastern Washington County. The hardest hit area was Williamsport where 5.75 inches was recorded. Three homes were significantly damaged by flood waters in town, including one which had to be condemned. Another hard hit area was St. James Village south of Hagerstown. At the peak of the flooding water was th
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5335220). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Washington County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.