Sep 8, 2004
The remnants of Hurricane Frances produced damaging winds, tornadoes and flooding in the Mid Atlantic Region on the 8th. The region was troubled with felled trees, downed power lines, washed out roads, and streams/creeks that overflowed their banks. Allegany and Washington Counties were especially hard hit according to emergency personnel. 7 inches of rain fell in the western Panhandle of Maryland. In Allegany County Georges Creek rose out of its bank between Frostburg and Western Port. Route
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5425274). 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.