FloodZoneMap.org

Flash Flood — Garrett, MD

Jun 30, 2019

An unstable environment, plus residual outflow boundaries from previous convection, helped to expand thunderstorm coverage during the evening of the 29th and into the early morning hours of the 30th ahead of a sagging cold front. Storms pushed across Garrett County starting after 8 PM on the 29th. Periods of moderate to heavy rain occurred until around 4 AM the following morning as backbuilding storms continued through the night. Rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches were observed over portions of

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 834358). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Garrett, MD

This event is one of many recorded floods in Garrett County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

View Garrett County flood data →

More Flood Stories

Flash Flood$3.0M damage

Garrett, MD · Jan 19, 1996

Moderate rains and a melting snow cover (15-25 inches in the Maryland mountains) on saturated soil released an estimated 3.50 to 4.50 inches of runoff into area streams. The runoff also caused major flooding on the Casselman River in Garrett County.

Read the full account →
Flood

Garrett, MD · Sep 9, 2018

Tropical Storm Gordon came ashore along the central Gulf Coast on the night of September 4th. The tropical cyclone dissipated over Missouri by the night of September 7th.

Read the full account →
Flash Flood

Garrett, MD · Jul 11, 2019

A passing shortwave trough and surface cold front brought scattered showers and thunderstorm on July 11th. Increasing shear, building instability, and mid-level dry resulted in a few strong storms across the area.

Read the full account →
Flood$50K damage

Garrett, MD · Feb 29, 2012

Showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain developed in the warm sector along the Mason-Dixon line in the afternoon on the 29th. These showers continued to train over parts of Marion, Monongalia, and Preston counties in West Virginia as well as Garrett County in Maryland.

Read the full account →