Mar 30, 2019
Snow melt water brought flooding on the Elm River near Frederick and on the Foot Creek near Aberdeen at the very end of March. Foot creek rose to nearly a half foot above the flood stage of 9 foot while the Elm River rose to 2.7 feet above the flood stage of 13 feet. Mainly agricultural land was flooded. This flooding continued into April.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 814035). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Brown County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.