Jun 16, 1998
The approach of a cold front combined with impressive jet stream energy at upper-levels of the atmosphere acted on unstable air near the surface to produce a major severe weather episode across northern Maryland for the second time in three weeks. The combustible situation produced a mesoscale low pressure system which focused the most substantial severe which focused the most substantial severe weather in north-central Maryland. The episode featured five tornadoes, nearly a dozen instances o
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5658460). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Carroll County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.