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Flash Flood — Queen Anne's, MD

Jun 27, 2015

Showers and thunderstorms, particularly during the late afternoon and early evening on the 27th brought very heavy rain to the Eastern Shore and caused flash flooding. Soil conditions were wetter than usual for late June leading into this event and made it easier for flooding to occur. Event precipitation totals reached two to three inches, especially from northern Queen Anne's County north to the Pennsylvania border. Lighter showers arrived around sunrise on the 27th. Precipitation remained fa

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 586177). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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