Apr 1, 2019
Late March snowmelt flooding on the Elm River near Frederick continued into early April. The river rose above the flood stage of 13 feet to 15.7 feet on March 31st and then slowly fell to below flood stage on April 12th. The river then rose slightly above flood stage again from April 18th through the 21st from additional runoff from an mid-April blizzard.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 819396). 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.